Cryo Treatment: does it provide improvements in sound or longevity?
I'd be interested in hearing from audiophiles that have actually tried Cryogenic treated tubes and listened to them vs non-treated.
I would really prefer not to hear from folks from a theoretical point of view, or that have no experience.
The last time I bought a set of tubes for my amp, just for fun I got the Cryogenic treated ones. They are replacements on my Audio Research Ref 160s. My KT150s were approaching the end of life and I heard them getting hard sounding. So I switched them out. The new tubes immediately restored the amp to its beautiful normal sound. I heard no difference from Cryo... although if it was subtle... no way I would... this was no purposeful comparison. I guess I'll have to wait 3,000 hours to see if they last longer.
Just wondering if someone with good equipment and a trained ear has done listening tests (not measurements) and made a conclusion.
There was another thread about Cryotone tubes. This is not it. I will admit that other thread made me think about the treatment and start this thread.
I think this is the thread you were talking about.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cryotone-tube-back-order-issue?highlight=Cryotone |
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Yeah, I know, start a thread and if you don't like the responses start another one and redirect in a way so that you get the responses you want rather than add a post to the original thread and simply changing the tone. Hence, my confusion and completely irrational post! |
@bolong Interesting I can’t find the thread that @ghdprentice and I were just referring to.
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