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Crisp sounding tubes for Modwright 5400ES

I recently upgraded from a Modwright 9100ES to a Modwright 5400ES. While there were improvements, the richer mid-range and more powerful bottom end of the 5400ES tipped my previously balanced sounding system into one sounding a bit overly polite with a lack if crispness in the top end.
Can anyone advise me on what tubes (output & rectifier) and power cables to chose so as to brighten the top-end.
Grateful for your advise.

Solentgreen (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-13-12

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05-13-12 Mullard 5ar4 rectifier shuguang/psvane cv-181t/z for the 6sn ... Mofimadness

05-13-12 5ar4 for sure and some ken rad vt 231 or some sylvania's w, ... Wig

05-13-12 I also have a modwright 5400. wonderful player. as much as ... Brownsfan

05-13-12 Brownsfan, where can i get these create tubes? Wig

05-13-12 I wasn't aware that create made a 5ar4 tube? they have the ... Mofimadness

05-13-12 Solentgreen, i had the same issue with the sony. i sold it a ... Jwm

05-13-12 Alo in portland is an awesome store. bought tubes and my hea ... Podeschi

05-14-12 Thanks to all of you for your advise. one thing i neglected ... Solentgreen

05-14-12 If your goal is to add more crispness on the top, then i wou ... Erndog

05-14-12 I would contact audiogon user fork on the create audio 5ar4 ... Brownsfan

05-14-12 I've owned the mw sony 5400 for quite a while now and for me ... Rfogel8

05-14-12 Solentgreen, i find mullard gz32 'overly-sweet' sounding in ... Knghifi

05-15-12 +1 regarding audience powerchords. when i initially did in h ... Podeschi

05-15-12 I'm very sorry for "intervening" with this questio ... Jfz

05-16-12 Guys, i'll let you know how the synergy/create 5ar4 tube so ... Wig

05-17-12 Hey guys, really appreciate all your help here. it looks li ... Solentgreen

05-16-12 Wig, yes, please do let us know. i will be interested to k ... Brownsfan

05-17-12 Brownsfan, i believe mine are early 1960 Wig

05-19-12 Podeschi is spot on with his power cord observation on the m ... Wig

05-19-12 I just rcvd the create 5ar4 tube and my initial 15 min obser ... Wig

05-19-12 I found the synergistic hologram d pc to be a substantial im ... Davea33

05-20-12 Wig, glad to hear the tube is showing some potential for yo ... Brownsfan

05-20-12 I will be getting this tube this week and report back on how ... Jwm

05-21-12 The tube has open up a bit at the 30 hour mark and i'm amaze ... Wig

05-21-12 Many thanks wig for this; it sounds like the create 5ar4 is ... Solentgreen

05-21-12 Many thank to brownsfan and others for their knowledge and o ... Wig

05-30-12 Thought you might be interested to know that after i swopped ... Solentgreen

05-30-12 I just received the create 5ar4 and it is fabulous in the mo ... Jwm

05-30-12 I just rcvd a jj gz34/5u4gb and it's fabulous in my mw trans ... Knghifi

05-31-12 Knghifi, can you define "sweet"? in my mw transpo ... Dminches

05-31-12 Dminches, too much body, warmth ... i'm using bt cv181-z a ... Knghifi

05-31-12 Knghifi, i had dan reduce the voltage being delivered to th ... Dminches

05-31-12 Dminches, you'll probably right. dan is investigating ins ... Knghifi

06-01-12 Jwm, i was amazed at the difference as well! this tube alon ... Wig

06-10-12 If you're still using mullards in your power supply, you're ... Wig

06-11-12 Wig i agree, i still can't believe the difference like a who ... Jwm

06-11-12 I wonder the same thing and i'm using sylvanias jan-chs vt-2 ... Wig

07-01-12 Just swapped the create audio rectifier tube for my mullard. ... Podeschi

07-02-12 Podeschi, it will get better over the next few days of run ... Wig

07-02-12 Thanks wig. i have my modwright on repeat. Podeschi

07-02-12 Podeschi,you are hearing something much different than what ... Brownsfan

07-02-12 Podeschi, my tube also was good from the get go. i am using ... Jwm

07-02-12 Ok i will chime in on this one. i just replaced my rca (mul ... Goose

07-03-12 I either have a bad tube or my ears are telling me mullard i ... Podeschi

07-03-12 Poseschi. the mullard tube is very good. in my system, the c ... Brownsfan

07-03-12 To me the create is much more open, faster, and more dynamic ... Jwm

07-08-12 I let the create tube burn in for 3 days per distributor/sel ... Podeschi

07-08-12 I ordered a create 5ar4 for my modwright tube oppo 83 to rep ... Erndog

08-05-12 If you are looking for more detail, deeper/wider soundstage, ... Wig

08-05-12 Forgot to mention that the hi-fi fuses are more warmer and f ... Wig

08-05-12 Crisp sounding ? Tmsorosk

08-10-12 Wig where did you put the fuse? in the power supply, the tra ... Rhyno

08-10-12 Rhyno, in both ps/player and my vac. Wig