[SpudHarris]

I listened at length last night and the whooshing noise disappeared after a while so I will just ignore it for now? Will have to leave it to warm up for 1/2 hour or so before listening.

I got rid of my Black Glass Round Plate 6F8G's but am trying to score another pair.

 

[Silent One]

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I listened at length last night and the whooshing noise disappeared after a while so I will just ignore it for now? Will have to leave it to warm up for 1/2 hour or so before listening.

I got rid of my Black Glass Round Plate 6F8G's but am trying to score another pair.

 
In the event you come up short on the 6F8G version in a timely manner, I'm trying to show my VT-231/6SN7GT versions the door. Priced to move!

 

[rosgr63]

SO that's a sacrilege.........................

 

[Silent One]

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SO that's a sacrilege.........................

 
I thought this day would never 

 come and we none too happy about this, either!

 

[rosgr63]

Better tubes will come you way, I am sure of it!

 

[Silent One]

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Better tubes will come you way, I am sure of it!

 
Over the years, I'm sure you've come to terms with being an enabler. 

 

 I'm only learning about addiction now...

 

[rosgr63]

Thanks SO, you are very kind.
 
Myself like you put people first.
 
There's plenty tubes around.

 

[SpudHarris]

Threw these TSBGRP in the bin earlier in the week as I thought they had reached the end of their life :eek: they sounded just awful in the HP8 I had on demo, just assumed they were knackered. Got my new HP8 this morning and just to put my mind at rest I dug them out of my trash (chicken carcasses, rotting veg and various other crap). Cleaned them up and tried them and they are fine, better than fine!! Man I am so made up

 

[Silent One]

 
What an amazing recovery!

 

[MrEleventy]

Looks like one man's trash... Is the same man's treasure.

 

[SpudHarris]

Are there other makes of 68FG with round plates other than Tung-Sol or are they the same with different labels (National Union Hytron etc....?
 
I've seen a few with round plates but not labelled Tung-Sol.

 

[dminches]

National Union made their own with round plates.

 

[rosgr63]

There are 3 types of round plates and as David mentioned NU made their own, which are also very good.

 

[setamp]

I like Ken-Rad 6f8g's followed by National Union.  They sound similar but the Ken-Rads through a larger soundstage in my Balancing Act.
I am trying a 6c8g Ken-Rad this weekend to see if the increase in gain will affect dynamics.
 

 

[SpudHarris]

Thanks for your replies gents.
 
How do the National Unions compare to the Tung-Sols? Better? Worse? Different?