Telefunken E88CC / 6922 Gold Grade / No Cryo Reviews

4.9 Rating 65 Reviews

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“To my ears, the great strengths of this tube are clarity, especially in the midrange and a low noise floor that lets low level details flow through more than any other 6922 type tube I've heard. Also, compared to the other NOS tube I know well, the Amperex 7308, the sound is cleaner and faster with a more controlled bass, more pronounced transients, and so on, as others have described. In my system, the soundstage was actually pushed back rather than forward. I agree that there is a bit of hollowness in the midrange, which causes singers and instruments to lose some body, and the overall sound is a bit drier than the Amperex tubes I've heard, but in my system, these are not bad trade offs. It is a clear and beautiful rather than warm and charming tube. Not cheap, but a relatively sane audio upgrade.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I am extremely happy with this Telefunken 6922, platinum graded tube which I purchased in December '14. Talk about neautral and dead nuts quiet, this thing is incredibly revealing. I am using this tube in my Peachtree NovaPre Preamplifier, in conjunction with my Peachtree 220 amp and Paradigm Studio 100 v.3 speakers...having a ball. I had read other reviews of the Peachtree products and the recommendation / inclusion of the warmer sounding Amperex 7308 tube, so I had thought I'd made a mistake, but I'm totally digging the Tele. Great imaging, blackest backgrounds, and everything is there -- tight and cohesive. Think I will pick up an Amperex 7308 for shits and giggles, but couldn't pass up this "Funken" deal! Thanks Upscale Audio!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I am not a tube roller by nature, but I wanted the most articulate tube sound possible in my Schitt Lyr headphone amp, and these Telefunkens seemed like a great opportunity to achieve that goal. They exceeded my high expectations, creating a sense of holographic space, and textured detail which transforms the listening experience into a thrilling performance. Don't miss out on this batch of 'Teles'. Only magic could do more to bring recorded music alive.”

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Posted 10 years ago

Harry Crumpler

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“I purchased a matched quad of these for my tubes4hifi PH-16 phono preamp. I can't express enough how neutral and gorgeous they are! Not to mention the price! Worth every penny.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I went from a transistor receiver to a single ended triode amp and used this tube. The detail is amazing. I can't hear any tube coloration. I have not used any other signal tubes in my amp yet, so I can not compare it to others. I can only say that the sound coming out of my system is full spectrum and very detailed using this tube.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I have a pair of these tubes in a Lyr 2 amplifier feeding Beyerdynamic T1 cans. If you have this combo, I cannot recommend these tubes enough. They don't impede the raw bass beauty of the cans at all and they make any song with vocals much clearer. It makes the songs you listen to get into your head and almost reverberate, in a very pleasant way.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Typically, you would get reviews from guys who own pro-consumer audio for leisure listening. Well, I'm happy to be the first one to tell you that you should plug these Telefunken's anywhere a 6922 tube fits in your recoding studio. These tubes will upgrade your sound quality for recording vocals as well as increase the overall value of your microphone pre-amps. The company Avalon frowns upon using anything other than Electro Harmonix 6922's in these units. I have no idea why, because they are boring sounding tubes, reliable but boring. I plugged these Telefunken tubes in and I immediately got a vintage but contemporary sounding vocal. Great mid-range image presentation. And the best part is, you are recording the sound and printing it to disk permanently. I urge anyone to replace all your existing tubes to these.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I bought an Audio Research LS1, and was unhappy with the performance.I looked inside and so I had a Sovtek 6922 which had tons of bass but not much else going for it.it didn't take 5 minutes before the changes were readily apparent.the preamp opened up the highs were smoother the midrange was cleaner the base was better to find and the soundstage was much wider. I'm extraordinarily happy with this purchase.”

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Posted 10 years ago