Tube depot charges $2.00 to test the tube. Like I said the gain is the same on all 6SN7s tubes. No test is going to change that! You should give them a call to explain what they mean!
What does the "high gain" option refer to when buying preamp tubes
I received an email from tube depot and I was browsing 6SN7s and noted that one of the options available was "high gain."
Does this mean that selecting that option for a tube would increase gain, or does it mean that selecting that option would be a better tube for preamps/systems that are already high gain?
Or am I cold on both guesses?
Thanks in advance/Matt
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@designsfx , thank you again, and with that explanation in mind, I emailed tubedepot with the exact same question, which is something I could have just as easily done before, but didn't think of it. Part of the aging process I guess. |
@yogiboy , thank you. Just before you responded I did send them an email. If they do not respond tomorrow early enough, I will call them before their sale ends. |
Just to follow up on this, I emailed tubedepot and asked them what they meant. The responded:
And I emailed them back to say that I really did not understand what they meant, and to clarify my question as to whether it added or reduced gain, and their replie was::
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