Gold Lion ECC82 / B749 / 12AU7 Gold Grade / No Cryo Reviews

4.8 Rating 46 Reviews

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“Been running the Gold Lion 12au7's for about 60 hours so far in my PrimaLuna Evo 100 int/amp, and I believe it has improved the overall sound quality some. Don't get me wrong the original PL tubes are fantastic, and I was very pleased with them, but you know how curiosity goes. I've replaced the 12ax7's and 12au7's with Gold Lion platinum/cryo tubes. so far, and if I had to put a percentage on the increase in sound quality it would be about 15%-20%. The Evo 100's sound stage is a little better, and the bass seems a little tighter with the GL's. The way this system works is the more power I put to it the better it sounds, and when other stereos I owned would complain when I really put my foot in it, this PL really shines, and says yeah that's the way I like it. It's astounding!!! I always get great service from Upscale Audio, highly recommended.”

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Posted 4 years ago

MICHAEL GREEN

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“Tubes enhanced my vocals and provided clean and crisp highs on my Ruark CL30s”

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“Tried these in a PL EVO 300 pre, 2 center tubes. Replacing the original PL's. Maybe 50 hours on them now. The highs still sound a little brittle. Though they have gradually improved. Time will tell.”

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Carl Sandbeck

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“The tubes made a noticeable difference when swapped out the stock tubes in my Rogue Sphinx v2”

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Tom Carpenter

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Posted 4 years ago

“Gold Lion 12au7/ Kevin's Stash, Cryo Compared to the stock PSvane tubes, my BHK pre is much more open and quiet. I suggest purchasing from Kevin's Stash to get the closets match and quietest pair. Compared to the PSvane, we are talking about solid state quiet when it comes to hiss. I have 101db efficient ZU Omen Defs. and any bit of noise and hiss is audible when close to the speaker. The Gold Lions eliminated pretty much all major tube hiss.”

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