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RE: 6922 to 6SL7

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In Reply to: RE: 6922 to 6SL7 posted by immatthewj on September 17, 2020 at 21:43:16

Hi Matthew,
I guess the biggest failing (for me) would be my difficulty in finding one that "does it all". IME, certain Amperex have very nice mids, but weak/rolled off bass. Siemens (Germany) have nice extended (though somewhat "bright) top end, decent bottom, ok mids. Old Tesla "32's" have nice bass, mediocre in the remainder of the spectrum. Those are just a few of what I've tried, but it kind of makes my point.
Plus, due to their popularity (6DJ8/6922 family) there's tons of counterfeits on the market to hopefully avoid.
I've never heard old Tele's, for the same reason I've never heard TS BGRP 6SN7's, they are so expensive and hard to come by, why go there. It seemed like 6SL7's might be a way to go.
But as others have mentioned, 6SL7's are not the "drop-ins" I had hoped. They do actually work and sound great, to an extent. Their gain is fine, but voltage swings on peaks are exaggerated and harsh.
I intend to look further into circuit mods/adaptation, but that may be a dead end street.

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