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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

rocray
whitestix
735 posts
 

I tried tube dampers on the Linlai 6SN7 tubes in my Sachs preamp and they sucked the life out of the music.  They weren't the fancy one like Herbie's, just silicon rings.  I tossed them. 

b8_ayaka
1 posts
 

Hi!

Did someone try the cheap version of their 6SN7?

Apparently there’s 3 version:

  • Basic 6SN7 (the cheap one with a different shape) ~50$/pair
  • E6SN7 (same shape as the elite but Horizontal writing on the tube) ~190$/pair
  • Elite E-6SN7 (which seems to be the highest quality. Vertical writing on the tube and it can almost only be found on their linlaiglobal.com website) 265$/pair

Thanks

 

edit: you can find information about their 2 'cheaper' tubes on this website: http://www.linlaitube.com/ 

invalid
1,312 posts
 

The only difference I see between the two other than the logo, is the more expensive ones might be closer to exact spec.

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rocray OP
1,448 posts
 

The gentleman that originally recommended the Elites,has tried the the cheaper versions.  He strongly recommended that these were not worth trying.  I’m only going by what was relayed to me.  I chose not to try them. YMMV. 

earthbound
236 posts
 
I purchased a pair of these tubes and look forward to comparing them to the Hytron tubes I have in there now. Linlai seems to get good reviews. I hope that these have good longevity, considering the price, which I don't mind paying if they a quality. Has Linlai been around long enough to get an idea of long term reliability?
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