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Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes

I will have shootout between TS BGRP, RCA vt231, KR vt231, Syl vt231, Raytheon vt 231 and "Bad boy" next weekend.

If I get MELZ 6N8S 6SN7 Metal Base next week, then I will also include it in shootout


RCA5691, Psavne Acme 300B, Psavne Acme 805 are also being used in Line Magnetic 508 amplifier.

Speaker will be Lansche 4.1 with plasma tweeter.

Digital source will be Dave and HMS fed by ripped CD stored in ssd drive of Cocktail audio x30.


I will play

Eva Cassidy's 'Autumn Leaves"

"Trinity Sessionn " by Cowboy Junkies

For classical orchestra, "Trittico" directed by Fennel.

"Still harry after all these years" will be for fusion jazz.

Any more suggestion gentlemen and ladies.

Thomas
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davenrk
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Good morning

can you tell me please which is the "less tubey" 6SN7 tube?

I mean, the more transparent (to the recording), the more detailed, not warm or coloured, precise, with great bass clarity and definition and soundstage too?

thanks.

snopro
395 posts
 

Melz 1578, TS round plate, Raytheon VT-231 flat plates

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carlsbad2
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@davenrk it seems you have mistakenly drawn the conclusion that tubes are generally not transparent, and detailed.  I find them more transparent and detailed than any ss amp.  It's like taking the heavy blanket off the speaker.

So any of the highly rated tubes are rated that way for detail and transparency.

I think "warmth" is often a euphemism for "less harsh".  People who have a harsh system try to add something to reduce the harshness. and if the harshness is caused by their pre, and they put a tube pre in, they think that tubes are less harsh,  they are really just more accurate. 

BTW, this is a 4+ yr old thread.

Jerry

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