CAD Trion 8000 Tube Mic

beep.click · May 23rd, 2009, 02:04 AM

Anyone familiar with these? I just picked up one today on closeout. Nice mic; sounds very "natural," somehow.

I'd like to have a spare tube or two on hand, just in case, but I can't figure out what this thing uses. Anybody know?

woodman · May 23rd, 2009, 06:11 PM

can you crack the case to ID the tube? i couldn't find out what the tube is either ... i'd been looking at these too. if it's an el cheapo tube, putting something good in there will probably change the sound for the better. ... as with any tube device, it'll benefit from warming up for a while before use.

beep.click · May 24th, 2009, 02:38 PM

Yeah, I could look inside, but I resist opening something brand new... just on G.P.

Online, some people were saying it takes a EF95 / 6ak5 tube. Fortunately, I found an email address for CAD tech support, so hopefully I'll hear from them soon.

FWIW, I stumbled into this mic on closeout at Sam Ash for $240, so this might be a good time to be shopping.

beep.click · May 26th, 2009, 10:13 PM

UPDATE: response from CAD tech support --

The Trion uses a 6J1 or 6AK5 tube.

woodman · May 26th, 2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beep.click

UPDATE: 6J1 or 6AK5 tube.

oh, those — you can pick 'em up at any drugstore, right?

seriously, i never heard of either one of those tubes. i guess my tube savvy is limited to Fender amps!

beep.click · May 30th, 2009, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodman

oh, those — you can pick 'em up at any drugstore, right?

seriously, i never heard of either one of those tubes. i guess my tube savvy is limited to Fender amps!

Funny you should mention drug store -- my friend, who is becoming an audiophile, complete with LP records and tube amplifiers, found a source for these tubes online. In the process, he got all nostalgic about the Rexall drug store we rode our bikes to, as kids. He remembers them having a tube tester on the front counter. Now me, I don't remember that... I remember the tube tester at Thrifty drugs!

P.S. Online, these little mic tubes go for about $4. Not bad!

May 23rd, 2009, 02:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
beep.click Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 50 Posts: 3,193	CAD Trion 8000 Tube Mic Anyone familiar with these? I just picked up one today on closeout. Nice mic; sounds very "natural," somehow. I'd like to have a spare tube or two on hand, just in case, but I can't figure out what this thing uses. Anybody know? __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

May 23rd, 2009, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 63 Posts: 8,022	can you crack the case to ID the tube? i couldn't find out what the tube is either ... i'd been looking at these too. if it's an el cheapo tube, putting something good in there will probably change the sound for the better. ... as with any tube device, it'll benefit from warming up for a while before use. __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Woody & the Stragglers - Western Swing/Roots-rock)

May 24th, 2009, 02:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
beep.click Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 50 Posts: 3,193	Yeah, I could look inside, but I resist opening something brand new... just on G.P. Online, some people were saying it takes a EF95 / 6ak5 tube. Fortunately, I found an email address for CAD tech support, so hopefully I'll hear from them soon. FWIW, I stumbled into this mic on closeout at Sam Ash for $240, so this might be a good time to be shopping. __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

May 26th, 2009, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
beep.click Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 50 Posts: 3,193	UPDATE: response from CAD tech support -- The Trion uses a 6J1 or 6AK5 tube. __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

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