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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The global ones have the logo vertical and the eastern ones have it horizontal, but the internal structure looks the same, except for the ones from viva tubes.

The global ones have the logo vertical and the eastern ones have it horizontal, but the internal structure looks the same, except for the ones from viva tubes.

I don't think you can use that as a reference any more. Mine came from Don Sachs's distributor and have horizontal lettering. And the amptata_audio website has horizontal lettering on all tubes.

My E-6SN7's have a serial number inside the bottle. All authentic Linlai's do. I wonder if Viva's tubes have it.

This is the email I received from Viva tubes this morning;

Hi Dan, they are indeed legitimate. We import them directly from China. Thank you for your order. We hope you like them.

On 5/26/2022 2:44 PM, Dan Mar wrote:

I called earlier, with no response. I’d like to know if these tubes are legitimate, or are they copies? Dan M.

 

From: VIVA TUBES
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 9:49 AM
To: dnocca@hotmail.com
Subject: Your VIVA TUBES Order Has Been Updated (#21504)