by jadis » Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:04 pm
mozilla,
That's a great question. But in my honest opinion, I would say that there is no step up performance in the 10m version of the Mullards against its ordinary counterparts, based on
my own A-B comparison as I have both 10m and standard models. The thing, or hype about
the 10M version, aside from its pretty big box and foam protection, is that it is supposed to
last 10,000 hours. I understand that IEC, the mother company that bought Mullard in its
twilight, wanted a specially selected tube to be marketed under the Master Series 10M brand.
As for the second q, I don't think the 803 or 802 series sound hi-fi. Not at all. I feel
they still retain the basic texture of the music WITHOUT over-doing it, which would make
it sound hi-fi-ish. They are excellent tubes, imo. But for those who love a slightly 'colored'
sound, like me, then these may not be their cup of tea.