Linlai E 6sn7 tubes
I just placed an order for a pair of these for my Aric Audio Motherlode II. I’ve been chatting with a fellow that runs the E 6sn7 in his Don Sachs pre. He loves them, He says they make his NOS tubes sound thin and lifeless.
It will be a couple weeks until I receive them,and I was curious if anyone out in Agon land has tried these,and what are your impressions?
Thanks in advance,
Ray
Hey @decooney, great observation there. I guess the mystery continues... Maybe the best thing to do is the send a message to Linlai Global and ask them if both are authentic Linlai tubes. After re-reading their Buyer Beware page. I'm beginning to think the lower picture posted by @twoleftears might be a copy. |
@xcool The thing is, that second pic is from the Viva Tubes site. |
Maybe @vivatubes can clarify why there are physical differences beyond just a branding issue. |
I know Linlai says there is a difference between eastern and western bound tubes, but I bought mine from a Chinese dealer and they look identical to the ones from Grant Fidelity, besides the logo is a little different, so maybe viva got some early issue tubes or later issues. I would be surprised if they weren’t both Linlai elite tubes. |
@decooney, thank you so much for bringing up that issue with your signal tubes. After reading your post,I remember that I read about that phenomenon some time ago. I am going to give that a try. I had an issue today that my power supply tubes were not firing up. I contacted Aric. Buy the way, what absolutely wonderful customer service!! He responded within 20 minutes,on a Saturday,on a holiday weekend, on a product I bought used. |
