In Reply to: Re: tone posted by andy evans on March 6, 2007 at 08:50:15:
My 6sn7/26/45 is not a completely dht amp because of the 6sn7 driver. If others don't know, that is a double idht driver, but really not a bad one in sound.But the 26 is a pretty amazing dht driver, and it seems to be a special match for the 45.
After months of listening, now I am sure that the 6sn7/26/45 is better than a 717a/45 which is a pentode driving the 45. I have not directly compared but the 717a/45 is probably better than a 6sn7/27/45 with the 27 being a idht.
I can set up only one pure dht, which would be a 300b preamp with a 26/300b. It really was a pure tone sound especially noticable in bass. There were no overlaying harmonics. I really was not able to fully go with that type of sound yet but I'm sure at some point I'll have to look into it again.
The 717a pentode driving the 45 is really a nice sounding amp. But maybe with really extended listening over months, you do notice it sounding "warmer, rounder" as you say with the idht.
Not to slam idhts or pentodes drivers, because they can have their place in some situations. I just fired up for the first time in a long time a 6sn7/76/300b and I really just enjoyed all the harmonics and dimensionality of the amp. An idht can just take a 300b further into almost like a harmonic/dimensional/impressionistic sound as can a fi primer 6sn7 in itself.
Andy, we agree often. Is a 26 in the dht amp that you are referring to?
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