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
Su Qi liaomei7@qq.com I have just pruchased some Linlai tubes from this vendor direct in China. He speaks, writes and reads English expertly. He was willing to offer the tubes I wanted at 30% below the best price I had found. Shipped by DHL, they take about 10 days door to door. I would highly recommend sending him an email and ask for a price on what you want. My experience was first rate. |
@arcfan That's for you to decide, if you order from them, you'll get the real deal. |
Has anyone tried tube dampers on the shouldered tube?I tried a Herbies damper on the top of the tube - no change. Then the next day tried it on the bottom glass just above the base.The vocals improved immensely and lost the hashiness that had begun to creep in after 30 hours of break in.But any background vocals,trailing notes,ambient sounds were over damped. So now I'm going to fool around with a either a larger Herbies damper that will fit on the larger body of the tube or O rings and try to get it just right. I really like the transparency and detail of this tube but can't live with the way it messed with the vocals.An example is Tony Joe White known for his rich baritone voice began taking on an unnatural unpleasant edge and sizzle. Just something to try for whomever is experiencing too much SS sound. I'm using just the one tube for the input on the Aric Audio Transcend PP.It's possible I might like them better by placing them on either side of the input tube and going back to the GE on the input. |
@jtcf you wrote; I'm using just the one tube for the input on the Aric Audio Transcend PP.It's possible I might like them better by placing them on either side of the input tube and going back to the GE on the input. Maybe you will benefit by tube rolling. Let us know. |
@jtcf Hey! I would recommend you experiment with the Linlais on either side of the center 6SN7, as they are long-tailed pair phase splitters and indeed to impart quite a bit of their own character to the sound. The center tube is the voltage amplifier and as such amplifies the input signal, so even though it will have the MOST effect, it does not mean that trying in the phase splitter positions will not still provide a dramatic difference. How is the new amp working out for you by the way?
Best regards, Aric |
