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In Reply to: RE: Vacuum Tube Audio SP14 posted by John Elison on July 21, 2016 at 11:09:04
A couple of other tube recommendations that won't break the bank. I'm partial to the RCA staggered blackplate 6SN7. I like it in both the SP-14 that Don Sachs built for me as well as my Wright WLA-12a. Not quite as dark as those Sylvanias but without too much top endyness. I also have a pair of metal based Russian 6SN7s that sound wonderful but are rare as hen's teeth. Finally, i have a pair of beautiful Shuguang Treasure CV181-Zs which are a drop in replacement. They may be too tall for your unit. Don built mine with the tubes exposed. But worth a try.
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I have a Don Sachs built SP-14, and have quite a few 6sn7's, the chrome dome Sylvania's are good as well as the bottom getter Sylvania's, (bad boys), the ones with the 3 hole plates. There a lot of good 6sn7 tubes out there, I also like the Raytheon VT-231 bottom getter, (Navy markings) amognst many others.
Don suggested the Bendix 5852 rectifier. It took awhile to find one reasonably priced...The SP-14 is one nice preamp!
Thomas
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll definitely keep them in mind for the future.
Those CV181-Zs would have to be awfully good to pay $480 for a set of four. Since I'm new to tube equipment, I think I'll try to have some fun with my Sylvania chrome-domes before beginning swapping out tubes.
Thanks again,
John Elison
... for my Modwright/Oppo 105. Thought they looked cool. Sonically, they rank 4th behind two pairs of Sylvanias and one of GEs, all NOS, all cheaper than the 181s. Not an especially good buy, IMO.
You only need two tubes. The outboard ones make the difference while the inboard ones are buffers. Also, I bought those tubes for about $139.00 delivered. Check out the forum:
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