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Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes

I will have shootout between TS BGRP, RCA vt231, KR vt231, Syl vt231, Raytheon vt 231 and "Bad boy" next weekend.

If I get MELZ 6N8S 6SN7 Metal Base next week, then I will also include it in shootout


RCA5691, Psavne Acme 300B, Psavne Acme 805 are also being used in Line Magnetic 508 amplifier.

Speaker will be Lansche 4.1 with plasma tweeter.

Digital source will be Dave and HMS fed by ripped CD stored in ssd drive of Cocktail audio x30.


I will play

Eva Cassidy's 'Autumn Leaves"

"Trinity Sessionn " by Cowboy Junkies

For classical orchestra, "Trittico" directed by Fennel.

"Still harry after all these years" will be for fusion jazz.

Any more suggestion gentlemen and ladies.

Thomas
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lowrider57
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@93cobra 
That is most kind of you. Will send a PM.
luisma31
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so the resoldering process is to fill the hollow pins with solder?
big_greg
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My 6n8s tubes arrived yesterday.  I was only able to play a couple of songs, but right out of the box, these sound like winners.  Very quiet and detailed, good dynamics, and a little more "tubey" sounding than the 1578s.  I'm reserving judgment on them until I can do some extended listening, but initial impressions are very good.
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phcollie
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Thomas, Thank you for all the hard work and financial commitment you made putting this together.  It is greatly appreciated. Cheers.
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@big_greg

For now I have my Sylvania 1950s vintage 6SN7GTB chrome domes in. They are really nice sounding all around, but don’t have the bass of the 1578 and maybe a little less detail. They are very "neutral" sounding and do everything right, but I liked the way the 1578’s added more detail and texture to the bass.
The Sylvania GTB is an underrated tube. I’m using them in the driver/phase inverter position. Excellent midrange, smooth highs with wide soundstaging. A laid-back sound which doesn’t have the typical Sylvania voicing.

As good as it sounds in my system, I’m still auditioning other tubes.


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