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Jun 30, 2016 at 3:35 PM Post #13,681 of 39,920
  My disposal suggestion for Tony:   hydraulic press.  :p
 

 
I think I might keep them handy as a nice reminder to myself to not take wild chances with 300B purchases (or audio purchases in general). Been burned a number of times for rushed or hasty buying decisions. Stupid of me, really.
 
Also might have some more fun with other disposal methods and pictures to share on the thread. Have to keep a sense of humour about this
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Jun 30, 2016 at 4:41 PM Post #13,682 of 39,920
Here is a pic of my 6BX7's.

 
Unfortunately, I can't see construction details...
 
If they have top getters, they were manufactured by Sylvania or GE. If they have the tube-type and dots sandblasted on the side of the bottle, they are definitely GE. All the RCA 6BX7 I have seen have side getters and orange paint. So I suspect that your "RCA" tubes were not manufactured by RCA. To the best of my knowledge, RCA did not manufacture this tube until around 1960. During the 1950's, all RCA 6BX7 were sourced from other manufacturers and relabeled.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 12:53 AM Post #13,684 of 39,920
Unfortunately, I can't see construction details...

If they have top getters, they were manufactured by Sylvania or GE. If they have the tube-type and dots sandblasted on the side of the bottle, they are definitely GE. All the RCA 6BX7 I have seen have side getters and orange paint. So I suspect that your "RCA" tubes were not manufactured by RCA. To the best of my knowledge, RCA did not manufacture this tube until around 1960. During the 1950's, all RCA 6BX7 were sourced from other manufacturers and relabeled.


They have the sandblasted dots on the side which looks cute. :grinning:
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:30 AM Post #13,686 of 39,920
Still enjoying my Glenn 300B..really enjoy the 3D imaging and great dynamics.. it's amazing, my M11 now sounded so flat... and I thought it has already great at these qualities.  Now I'm really curious at the Violectric V281, Tony you mentioned it's very close to the Glenn 300B?  I need a quite amp to drive my IEM, I enjoy listening to them too, especially at night so not to bother everyone else.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:36 AM Post #13,687 of 39,920
I haven't tried the V281 with IEMs, so can't really comment on that.
 
On the V281 vs Glenn, with the right tubes the Glenn wins for pure musical enjoyment for me, but the V281 is right up there. Interesting thing is how close the Glenn amp is in terms of the things you would expect a high end SS amp to dominate - speed, bass extension, dynamics, detail - that sort of thing. Sure the V281 wins, but not by much. Put the right tubes in the Glenn amp and it really is quite magical.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 4:13 AM Post #13,688 of 39,920
Well, as luck would have it, there's a V281 for sale in the classified, and it's coming to me.  Looking forward to it.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 5:04 AM Post #13,691 of 39,920
Jul 1, 2016 at 5:08 AM Post #13,692 of 39,920
   
Unfortunately, I can't see construction details...
 
If they have top getters, they were manufactured by Sylvania or GE. If they have the tube-type and dots sandblasted on the side of the bottle, they are definitely GE. All the RCA 6BX7 I have seen have side getters and orange paint. So I suspect that your "RCA" tubes were not manufactured by RCA. To the best of my knowledge, RCA did not manufacture this tube until around 1960. During the 1950's, all RCA 6BX7 were sourced from other manufacturers and relabeled.

Just ordered 2 pairs of 6BX7's from Langrex, 1 pair Sylvania and 1 pair Pinnacle (Sylvania?). Hope these sound the same as the RCA as I like what the RCA 6BX7 a lot.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 7:26 AM Post #13,695 of 39,920
Bon Voyage Glenn, see you soon!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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