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Anyone try modern 6sn7 Shuguang WE type vs NOS RCA,Ken Rad

I just bought a KT-88 amp that uses 6sn7’s and the matching preamp uses the 6sn7 tube also. It came with kt88 Shuguang WE plus and all 6sn7’s in the amp and preamp both came with the same Shuguang WE plus.
 

I have a huge stash of old 6sn7’s Ken Rads vt231, gray glass rca, Sylvania vt231 and many others. I am going to pull them out this week and see what these new production tubes can do.

 

I’ve never used new production signal tubes. To be honest the Shuguang sound pretty good but have never compared them to anything. 

 

What are your views on these new tubes are they even close or as good or even better? Are they cheap and will go up in smoke, thanks for any insight.

paulcreed
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lowrider57
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I’m not good with audiophile words but the Shuguang is clean, transparent, fast, kind of like the focus has been adjusted correctly on a lens. I think it’s very well balanced, neutral with nice air nice bass. Very musical tube while still being transparent 

Great description, Paul. This seems promising for my preferences in tube playback; clean, transparent, focused, musical.

 

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This would clear up any issues and I’d be happy to shut up and buy some should they be 600mA

 

They are 600ma, the only thing you have to be concerned with is if your tube sockets are to close together they might not fit as the glass envelope is much larger than the 6sn7.

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For owners of the WE6SN7, what is the width of the fat bottle?

paulcreed OP
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At its wides point exactly 2 inches, if bottles touch you can sagger an adapter between every other tube if space allows.

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