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In Reply to: Re: Are these 6SN7GTB tubes good? posted by Len_ on October 02, 2004 at 13:19:38:
And go with GE...
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The GE is an okay tube, not bad for the price, but not a great tube by 6SN7 standards either. The choice between the coin-base and the GE is a no-brainer: never ever take the coin-base over any other 6SN7. I think this is what Robert was saying, and if so I fully agree.Here's ten 6SN7s I'd recommend(in no particular order):
Tung Sol round plate 6SN7GT/VT-231
Sylvania 6SN7W (any of the three versions)
Brimar 6SN7GTY/CV1988
Sylvania VT-231/6SN7GT
Ken Rad VT-231 (black or clear glass)
National Union Gray Glass
National Union Black Glass
Raytheon VT-231/6SN7GT
RCA 6SN7GT/VT-231 gray glass
Telefunken 6SN7GTA (I don't care if these are "real" or not, but they sound nice).
Len,What? No brown based Raytheon JAN-6SN7WGT? GE and Sylvania 6SN7GTA aren't too bad, either (black plates, of course).
Yes, Raytheon early VT-231 brown base- good tube.
Hehe. The list gets pretty long, so I chose my top ten. The Raytheon and Sylvania WGT are nice tubes as are the Syl GTAs along with CBS/Hytron 6SN7GT, Tung Sol GTB tallboys, et al.
They were saying don't buy the 1970's coin base crap. The Sylvanias from the 1960's 1950's and 1940's are good tubes. The ones from the 1940s to early 1950s are amoung the best.
Thanks a lot. This piece of advise will make me save a lot of money
and effort.
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