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Ranger Ron replied to the thread The Reference 6SN7 Thread.Lots of suggestions, but if you have 6F8G adapters the Raytheon T plate version are just that for me. -
Ranger Ron replied to the thread The Reference 6SN7 Thread.Music sounds better in the dark anyway
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread The Reference 6SN7 Thread.Yes they are earlier than the black glass. The structure is slightly different from what I can see. They have U shaped shields on top of...
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Yeah, I've read about the faraday cages. Could be an option if I continue to get noise from more 6sn7 tubes. I also just tired...
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread The Reference 6SN7 Thread.I hear ya. You have to buy a lot of tubes to find that magically quiet one or two or three or four or five hundred tubes later.
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Ranger Ron reacted to Dawgfish's post in the thread 12AU7 Rolling in 2022- please feel free to comment on your 12au7 or equivalents with
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I hear you but that is just a small example of vintage tubes. Again in the end if your happy with the new production Tung Sols that's... -
Ranger Ron replied to the thread 12AU7 Rolling in 2022- please feel free to comment on your 12au7 or equivalents.Nice! I use the old American made tungsol. Black glass is one of the first 12AU7 they made back in the early 1950’s I believe. If...
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread 12AU7 Rolling in 2022- please feel free to comment on your 12au7 or equivalents.I really enjoy the black glass tungsol 12AU7, I’ll have to dig around for a W version.
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread 12AU7 Rolling in 2022- please feel free to comment on your 12au7 or equivalents.Hello, expensive but the long plate Mullard with the dual supports square getter have the qualities you are looking for. Also the...
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread The 6SN7 Identification Guide.Nice!! Yes it’s so very addicting. I only buy cheap, watch for deals when a seller doesn’t know what they have and make sure they come...
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread The 6SN7 Identification Guide.I think you’ve experienced it first hand! Plate color seems not to matter much between some types. Also you might do just fine with a...
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread The Reference 6SN7 Thread.I like my Hickok 600A. Use tubes you know are strong as a baseline when testing tubes you are unsure of.
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Always a fan of NU sound...have various 6SN7/VT-231 versions, 6C8G, 6G6G.
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread 6SN7GT & 6F8G - An exploration of WWII-era octal tubes.Those are T plates. This tube I find incredibly detailed and somewhat on the bright side in my amp. Very nice. If you want warmer...
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Ranger Ron replied to the thread 6SN7GT & 6F8G - An exploration of WWII-era octal tubes.National Union with the round plates. The KenRad staggered plates are great too.
