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In Reply to: Re: Maybe not. posted by Jim McShane on July 20, 2006 at 08:54:24:
I was always under the impression that the 6V6 gets overlooked in modern gear because it was not used as often as EL84/ 7189's in vintage gear. Seems to me much of the retail tube audio market was quite derivative of the vintage market until just 5 or 6 six years ago (with some notable exceptions). In the DIY world, the 6V6 has a reputation for not doing much under 100Hz. I would suggest that this owes much to amp design and less to the tube, but a at least the vintage make tubes that I have heard can be a bit soft. I am told that the new makes actually sound better. All this said, in my view, the 6V6 has the best mid range of all the more common beam tubes and pentodes, even when the screen grid is not tied top the plate.Rodney
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Follow Ups
- Actually, - j rodney 10:00:33 07/20/06 (4)
- not doing much under 100Hz?? - Russ57 11:36:35 07/20/06 (1)
- As I said it probably has more to do with - j rodney 12:25:01 07/20/06 (0)
- Maybe so. - Poindexter 10:43:47 07/20/06 (1)
- Re: Yeah, your designs look top notch - j rodney 11:40:11 07/20/06 (0)
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