Linlai E 6sn7 tubes

@ram18 -

     Brent Jessee mentions having 40’s, VT-231 Ken-Rads in stock.

     I loaned a pair of black glass, to a fellow ’goner, some months ago, "just to try." 

     Haven’t heard from them since.     Guess they liked ’em!

     The bottom-gettered Sylvanias, listed just below the Ken-Rads, are what I’m presently using.   I prefer them to the Ken-Rads, but: still have a couple pair of the VT-231 Rads, for back-up.

                                  Brent Jessee’s website, 6SN7 page:

                                 http://www.audiotubes.com/6sn7.htm

After pulling the E-6SN7 Linlai from my system, I'm back to my typical setup. Amp; K-R black glass VT-231 in gain stage, Sylvania VT-231 as follower, and Sylvania 6SN7GT 1952 bottom-getter as driver/phase inverter. Preamp has Tung-Sol VT-231 round plates. 

@rodman99999 

I stocked up on Sylvania GT bottom-getter 2 and 3 hole plates (Bad Boys) as prices started to rise. Also have a couple pair of WWII VT-231.

@lowrider57 -

     I don’t even remember buying my pair of two hole, t-plate, bottom-gettered, VT-231 Sylvanias, or: ever having listened to them.

     Must have been when I was going through that 6SN7 comparison from Chimera Labs, and trying everything on it (+), decades back.

     BUT: when I bought Brent Jessee’s last matched pair of round plate Tung-Sols (my fourth pair), a couple years ago and found the Sylvanias hidden in my stash, I tried them in concert in my Cary monoblocks.

     Nothing I’d tried before had given me the organics and sound stage depth of that combo.

                                            They’re still in there!

@rodman99999 

I assume you're talking about the Sylvania VT-231, the 1st generation of the GT's. They're fantastic, super quiet, revealing, holographic. They dont go very deep but I get the bass extension from other tubes.

Right now there are more VT-231's available than the early 50 GT.

Hi All thanks for your impressions. Looks like the Ken Rad black plate stands up to its reviews based on your impressions.  @invalid  @danmar123 @rodman99999  I am actually getting my  KR black tubes locally here in Singapore.  Just wish o check  if the ones am planning to get  in the link below are the same  KR black  glass NOS tubes you are referring ?

Thinking of replacing my Sylvania GTBs with the KRs along with my Linlai at buffer stage. The Sylvanias are pretty good but lacks a bit of bass which the KRs  seem to have in abundance. Am still running my Linlais (non global ones)  in the gains and if it doesnt measure up, then I plan to remove my Linlais at gains and  combine the KRs with the Sylvanias. 

Appreciate if you can help by letting me know if the KRs black glass in the link below are the right KRs am getting.   Dont wish to get the wrong versions like the Linlais I purchased. You need to drag down the pic as its sold. But the dealer told me he still has stock. Guess its used.  Thank you.