Linlai E 6sn7 tubes

Another thing I forgot to mentioned is that if you read the Lanlai Global website carefully, it mentions the tubes that are designed for the Asian market have different logo written in Chinese on them.   So the authenticity of the tubes sold by Vivatubes and Chinese retailers with horizontal letterings are still a mystery.   I think as a group, our best guess is that they are probably manufactured by Linlai for the Chinese market, although it does not fit the description written on their website, and they would not acknowledge it.

@swingfingers 

When I rolled, all the combo's where w/Linlai's. I just found that the bottom end was a not a clear as my other tube combo. I did notice that they made a stronger impression in the volume. They just don't do it for me, but neither does McIntosh, which I find warm.

@xcool

The tubes from Viva also had the ringed base as the ones from Grant Fidelity. The lettering was different & the sound from the Viva’s were not as refined (open) & were base shy.

Hi @danmar123, my point was that the ones you bought from Grant Fidelity has the ringed base, but the one that is pictured on the Grand Fidelity doesn't.   The fact the base of the tubes you got from GF look identical to the ones sold by Viva might suggest that they are both manufactured by Linlai but with different letterings.  But as I mentioned earlier, Linlai would not acknowledge the ones with the horizontal letterings.

It's good to know that you do hear differences between the ones from Viva and Grand Fidelity.  I wonder if the ones sold by Viva and other Chinese retailers are rejects that didn't meet the tight QC requirement, and hence sold at a lower price.  Just another guess.  The mystery continues...

Thanks, @danmar123, I appreciate your response!

It would be interesting to hear any other feedback on the Linlai Global Es - especially comparisons with other tubes - and perhaps including thoughts on the bass region.