+1 Rodman for noise testing.
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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You're getting lots of views so the less intrepid tube geeks(me) wait to see how they work for you all over time before pulling the trigger:-) I need to try them now after following this thread.Right now the SS amp is in service for the summer, but will be ordering two come September. This thread has been great, very informative. |
@rodman99999 The dealer stated test scores for the KRs are103/100 and 104/100. I guess these scores are allright from the little that I know. Am not too familiar with these readings. |
@ram18 - Those figures would indicate tube strength/life and the balance between triode sections. Nothing, regarding noise. There are various ways to test for microphonics/noise*. My (personal) favorite procedure simply involves a high-gain circuit and earphones. *ie: https://tavishdesign.com/pages/audio-tube-noise-measurments and:
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“I’m back to my reference uncolored Russian military tubes.”
Same here. After using the Linlai for a few weeks with about 100 plus hours, I am back to using the Russian tubes that were OEM in my phono stage when bought new. The Linlai sounded very detailed, but I felt as if I had a solid state sound versus a tube sound to me when using the Linlai 6SN7. I just could not get past this attribute with the Linlai when used in my system. Perhaps good for someone’s system lacking details. These were sourced from Viva. This has been an experiment for me. After all, this hobby is pretty much about experimenting until you get the right combination of ingredients which sounds right to you. |
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