You KNOW IT MIKEY WANTS TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION

Posted by Michael Samra (D) on March 15, 2007 at 19:35:25

In Reply to: The much maligned 6L6 posted by nightdoggy on March 14, 2007 at 09:15:03:

I love it when so called aficianados of the el34 always spout off about how the el34 has the sweetest midrange and its much better than the 6L6 and this was said by a couple fly by night reviewers also..
They never mention which version of the 6L6 they mean whether it be a 6L6g or 6L6gc or 6L6gc black plate not to mention all the varieties of the 6L6 family of tubes such as the WE 350b, 5881,the kt66,the el37,the 807,and many others.
I find many times when they compare an el34 to a 6L6gc,its done in an amp that had tranformers optimized for the el34 and not the 6L6gc.Thats not a fair test.
Now if you take a heath w5m with the peerless 16309 trannies,that would be a good test for a 6L6gc tube type.The citation five would be another good one not to mention an upgraded mac 240 or knight KB-85.
The el34 only has two versions that I know of and thats the el34 and the american 6CA7 which to me is more like a kt88 as far as sonics but not quite.
Some audiophiles have programmed their minds to sucuum to the thinking that since guitar players are always tooting the 6L6,it couldn't possibly be a true audiophile purist tube..WRONG!!!
That tube has been around since the 30s and used longer than any beam tube and it has 70 plus years of refinement with no interuption of production since its inception.I dont know of any semiconductor or tube that holds that record.
The curves are extremely linear and although its harder to drive than an el34,it also produces more power than an el34 with a lower B+ to boot.
The black plate type 6L6g or 6L6gc to me sound best..THe el37 and kt66 and WE350b can also be had in black plates.I find the mids and highs to be much more elegant and luscious when in the right application.

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Topic - The much maligned 6L6 - nightdoggy 09:15:03 03/14/07 (16)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - wopontour@hotmail.com 22:29:40 03/19/07 (0)

You KNOW IT MIKEY WANTS TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION - Michael Samra 19:35:25 03/15/07 (2)

Re: You KNOW IT MIKEY WANTS TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION - Steve O 20:58:29 03/15/07 (1)

Re: You KNOW IT MIKEY WANTS TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION - Michael Samra 01:52:15 03/16/07 (0)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - JANDG 18:25:34 03/15/07 (0)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - Steve M. 17:35:23 03/15/07 (0)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - Tom 13:54:00 03/15/07 (0)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - msa 07:41:51 03/15/07 (0)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - Anthony Dockrill 21:55:00 03/14/07 (0)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - R Browne 19:46:12 03/14/07 (0)

I am not a big 6L6 fan - j rodney 15:23:25 03/14/07 (0)

Kinky - Chris O 12:19:49 03/14/07 (2)

Re: Actually, the 6L6 is a Kinkless Tetrode Too!... - Steve O 16:32:42 03/14/07 (1)

I'm a Victim of British Marketing - Chris O 06:00:33 03/15/07 (0)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - elektron 11:17:34 03/14/07 (1)

Re: The much maligned 6L6 - Eli Duttman 17:03:41 03/14/07 (0)

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You KNOW IT MIKEY WANTS TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION - Michael Samra 19:35:25 03/15/07 (2)

Re: You KNOW IT MIKEY WANTS TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION - Steve O 20:58:29 03/15/07 (1)

Re: You KNOW IT MIKEY WANTS TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION - Michael Samra 01:52:15 03/16/07 (0)

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