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Ugh...I'm sure you can get them cheap..but

Posted by obleo (A) on October 4, 2004 at 17:29:14

In Reply to: How about coin based, side gettters, GE 6SN7 GTB tubes? posted by pastito on October 4, 2004 at 15:55:00:

unfortunately, the sonic quality is directly proportional to the price. Had I not quite literally thrown away half a dozen NOS coinbase 6SN7's, I would send them to you for the cost of postage....they are pretty awful sounding.

I presume you want to pay $10 for a pair of 6SN7's with a perceived street value of $100 or so...naturally..me too. The first thing you have to do is learn which 6SN7's have that high perceived value, and one of the best ways is to spend some time at Audiogon looking at the 'botique' 6SN7 vendors. They have great photos of the most desirable tubes along with descriptions and they range in price from $40 to $120 a pair. It's a great place to learn which are the most coveted, tried and true 6SN7 tubes. I would print those vendor pages or take notes for reference. Fortunately the majority of 6SN7's manufactured in the '40's, '50's and '60's of the last century sound pretty good..some are of course, outstanding.

So...after learning the good ones...how do you get them for $10 a pair? You get away from the audiophile crowd. We are the only ones who place a value of $120 on a pair of 6SN7's. You want to get in with Amateur Radio guys and if you can find some older TV repair shops (you're in Argentina?) you will be in luck...the 6SN7 was a big number in tube television. Most major urban areas will have a few ham radio types either in a loose or well organized club and those larger areas will have older TV shops...I have absolutely no doubt that Argentina has some great 6SN7's just waiting to be discovered..good luck hunting them.

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