Having listened to two RCA 6as7g's; one grey-plate with top-getter and one black-plate with bottom-getter i dont hear that much of a difference i must admit. At least the difference is very subtle i think ?
Yes, that has always been my opinion. The difference between ANY of the RCA 6AS7G's is very, very subtle. What I call the shiny black plate Tung-Sol 6AS7G sounds a little more distinct, IMO. And the GEC UK made 6AS7G sound quite different, but they are physically very different as well. And then of course the 5998 sounds even more different, as it is, in fact, a different tube.
Originally Posted by Koolind /img/forum/go_quote.gif Having listened to two RCA 6as7g's; one grey-plate with top-getter and one black-plate with bottom-getter i dont hear that much of a difference i must admit. At least the difference is very subtle i think ?
FWIW, I found the grey plates airier, more expansive, more midrange rich and softer/more diffuse in the bass compared to the black plates. The latter, to me, sounded harder with the 336i. I thought the RCA 6AS7G black plates suited the DV337 better. With the 336i, I liked the Sylvania 6AS7, Svetlana 6H13C and Mullard 6080 much better than the RCA 6AS7G black plates, albeit, I never heard the 5998 with the 336i, though. : )
Originally Posted by shiaokun /img/forum/go_quote.gif i agree with pataburd re: the gray-plate sounds "expansive"...listening to a piano solo CD and it sounds like i am in a music hall.
Depends ont the circuit. for this DV336, I think the gray plate is better. for the DV337, I'd go with the black plate.
YMMV, of course. the difference may be subtle, huge or even zero. it all depends on how good your cans, DAC and transport are in discerning those differences.
that's an RCA 6SN7GT(B) with staggered flat plates and bottome getter (I am guessing D or square-shaped). It's a nice tube for the 336. nice extended highs from this tube.
RCA made a later version, I think, of the 6SN7GTB with orange-ish print. I like the ones with the silverish print better. The RCA 6SN7GT gray glass was one of my favorite tubes for the Darkvoice 336.
That's a pretty typical (relatively) early RCA GTB with flat black "ladder" plates. The GTB was introduced in 1950 I believe. In general, GTB's are considered to be not as good sounding as GTA's, or the older GT's, and of course the GTA and GTB are slightly different from a GT, which can handle less plate current than a GTA or GTB (the latter of which can be used completely interchangeably).
RCA did indeed make several later versions of the 6SN7GTB - that is a very early GTB.
these are the boxes the latest batch of 6SN7 tubes came in with. i am not so sure that they are the "correct" packaging though. for one, i bought them as used tubes, not NOS. plus, 6SN7 was written on tapes attached to the sides and not printed on the boxes. anyway, some nice vintage tube boxes.
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