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

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@rocray congrats on trying and learning the differences first hand. Having a few different types of 6SN7s is fun when you’re in the mood to mix it up every once in a while. My gray glass gold base Psvanes cv181 mkIIs are a bit rounded sounding on top, with less on the edges some too. I like and tend to seek this characteristic some times as it tends to expose the midrange frequencies a little more than my extra clean / vivid / transparent n7 tubes. Paying close attention to tones of piano keys and acoustic guitars is a favorite comparison test. I wonder if you might grow to like the Linlai and PSVANE globe for different reasons over time. Its also one of the tuning factors that keeps me running tube DACs, preamp, amps. Good fun. Thanks for taking the time to share back your experiences with this. Enjoy!

Just received mine this week. Was making some other changes so have not popped them in. Maybe today as Mother’s Day winds down.

My 2 Linlai's are very noisy so they are coming out. High level of hiss can be heard at my chair and over the top of music. So I guess I received a bad pair from China.