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In Reply to: RE: I've read many times that 6SN7's are "big tone" tubes, but........ posted by Blackdog on October 29, 2014 at 10:51:26
I've only had two 6SN7 based preamplifiers in my system, one from Cary and one from Rogue. Both were sub $2k units and both had great midrange tone but were rolled off at either end of the frequency range and were muddy sounding. I've heard much better preamplifiers in that price range using small signal tubes of various types. I also heard more expensive 6SN7 units from these manufacturers in friends' showroom that were better but didn't really impress me. This all was several years ago however.
This doesn't mean, of course, that a better designed, probably more expensive 6SN7 unit would have these drawbacks. In particular, I'd like to hear Rogue's 99 Super Magnum pre that my friend Paul Mah owns and reviewed in Stereo Times.
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Sounded pretty good, but IIRC I wouldn't say the tone/timbre was better than old CJ pre's like mine or the pv11/12 that use 12AX/AU7's.
Dunno what *Super* means, the one I heard was just Magnum.
I liked several of the CJ pre's I've owned and heard a lot. They did have great tone and a refinement beyond most other units I've heard. I probably shouldn't have sold the Premier 17LS I had.
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