NOS 6SN7GTB or New 6SN7GT

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Looking for opinions/reccomendations. I will be building my son a Stereo tube amp and need to keep the cost to under $250. I really like the sound of 6SN7s, but as you all know 'good' 6SN7s are becoming very expensive. So, given that I can't spend more than $10 per 6SN7, am I better off with NOS RCA 6SN7GTBs (these are the ugly 'coin based' tubes, generally available for about $10 apiece NOS on Ebay) or new 6SN7GTs (Sovtek or 'China', about $8 apiece at Antique Electronic Supply)?
Thanks in advance.

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Topic - NOS 6SN7GTB or New 6SN7GT - mikeyb 11:36:40 09/04/03 (4)

Re: NOS 6SN7GTB or New 6SN7GT - Ed Sawyer 20:00:15 09/04/03 (0)

Yes "EH" ---- not Sovtek or "China" <nt> - Chris O 13:23:14 09/04/03 (0)

Re: NOS 6SN7GTB or New 6SN7GT - Sondek 11:51:12 09/04/03 (1)

Re: NOS 6SN7GTB or New 6SN7GT - Shakey 13:10:42 09/04/03 (0)

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