Linlai E 6sn7 tubes

@danmar123 

You must have some hours on your Globals now. Can you comment on their performance and sonic signature? My impression of the E-6SN7 from Ebay is they are rather pedestrian.

I had a good email exchange with Rachel from Grant Fidelity last night regarding Linlai. I said a lot of us were misled and bought the E-6SN7 Chinese version. I then asked about the Global HIFI compared to the Global Elite. She wouldn’t comment on sonic characteristics due to the many different component designs and circuits not to mention individual system setups. She did, however, state that the HIFI series are entry-level and are a good choice to replace stock tubes. The Global Elite are premium tubes which undergo additional testing. I didn’t need to read between the lines to catch her drift.

@lowrider57 

I spun 8 hrs. today, Jazz & Rock. The combo of the Lin. G & the Shuguang T are a better match then the 4 Global in my system. Now just to bring you up to speed. I have a 1210 GAE w/an SME309 & a Credenza Black on it. My other table is a 1200 MKll w/the GAE tonearm on it, with the AT 150 mlx. Now the Black has 85 hrs. on it & is coming to life, & the AT has 200 hrs. on it. Both decks have their own signature (respectfully) Cartridge wise. I can honestly say they opened up nicely. The base is tight, voices are pronounced w/o any harshness (male & female) & the symbols & bells blended nicely. Played some YES albums, to hear how low the Organ would go & it was spot on. Maybe over the weekend I'll roll my KR & Sylvania JAN & see what I get from there. The Linlai are in the buffer sockets & that's where they'll stay.

@danmar123 

I remember you preferred using two different tube types. Did you try the Globals in the gain stage and Shuguang as followers? Are the Shunguang superior?

Here's the thing, if I'm going to order a pair of Globals, I'd like to get as much feedback as possible on their performance. They're too expensive to make a blind purchase. For instance, what were your thoughts on bass, highs, imaging when you had all four in your preamp?

@lowrider57

The Global Es are on the left of my Don Sach2.

In regards to all 4, @ 100 hrs. the sound wasn’t as open as my current setup.

 As being superior, it might be fair to say the Shuguang have about 800 hrs. on them.