[Skylab]

LOL!  That's high praise!  Those are almost never seen here in the US, just sometimes in the EU...

 

[rosgr63]

They sound well balanced in my system, lows, mids, highs are nicely balanced.
Clear sound and nice soundstage.
This is in my system and to my ears.

 

[KingStyles]

 
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Has anybody tried the 33S30B?

I havent even been able to get a sniff of one on the web yet. I am sure I will find one some day.

 

[Blackmore]

Now you are getting my attention. Do you mean that these Standard's are less high end, but more musical? I bet they will sound just right together, Standard's and Mullards I mean.

 
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Well it's giving the Mullards a hard time! 

 

[rosgr63]

Yes they are less high/middle end.
I think together with the Mullard will be excellent.

 

[Wedge]

I have been searching around for NOS 6SN7s, I am finding next to impossible to find some of the better ones, Like the Tung Sol Round plates.  I would like a pair of Mullard's but I never would have thought to pay $600.00 for a pair.  Can I ask where you guys are getting your 6SN7s from lately, or have you already had them for the last few years.  I stopped looking at 6SN7s for a few years and it seems to me that the prices have gone up pretty significantly.
 
I just ordered a WA-5 because it uses 6SN7s and I would love to have an amp that uses them again.  Also I wanted to have a 300B SET amp.

 

[Skylab]

I buy the "fancy" 6SN7's from Paul Lindemann over on Audiogon.  His stuff is the real deal. 

 

[musicman59]

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I buy the "fancy" 6SN7's from Paul Lindemann over on Audiogon.  His stuff is the real deal. 

Rob, what is Paul's user id in Audiogon?
 
 

 

[InnerSpace]

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I have been searching around for NOS 6SN7s, I am finding next to impossible to find some of the better ones, Like the Tung Sol Round plates.  I would like a pair of Mullard's but I never would have thought to pay $600.00 for a pair.

I hear ya.  Painful.  But I've found the so-called second- and third-tier 6SN7s to be very, very good in general, often very close to the so-called best.  I have some 1967 Sylvanias which are nobody's idea of a super-desirable vintage, and they're truly excellent.  It's a great tube overall - still plenty of affordable performance.

 

[dminches]

Paul_Lindeman

 

[Wedge]

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I hear ya.  Painful.  But I've found the so-called second- and third-tier 6SN7s to be very, very good in general, often very close to the so-called best.  I have some 1967 Sylvanias which are nobody's idea of a super-desirable vintage, and they're truly excellent.  It's a great tube overall - still plenty of affordable performance.

 
Would you divulge where you might find the so-called second- and third-tier 6SN7s?
 

 

[tagosaku]

Even though eBay has fewer good deals compared with a few years ago, with patience and luck (and a tube tester), you can still find decent deals.

 

[musicman59]

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Paul_Lindeman

 Are you sure of the ID? The member look-up function is coming back as not found.

 

[dminches]

Sorry, Paul_Lindemann

 

[9pintube]

I've got and have used all of the "favorites 6sn7 tubes" and I've found in my equipment the best sounding brands or types are the Sylvania "Brown Base" and the RCA "Red Base" 6sn7 tubes........Many people started collecting and selling for big bucks these (TOP DOG) the Sylvania Metal base "very Micro-phonic" and at $395.00 a pr..is just to much... I was lucky and got 6 of these before the price went through the roof.... Another favorite are the Ken Rad 6sn7(VT231) "black glass" Micro-phonic IMO.... and then you have your Tung-Sol "Mouse Ear" 6sn7 many times Black Glass..... So IMO and what works best for me in my custom made (Chris Ivan Audio) Line stage are the brown base's or the Red base, But as a tube roller (but not anal about it), I am using the Ken-Rad VT231" Black Glass",right now, so go figure.... Now in my 300B Mono block "Mid-range" amps (Chris Ivan Audio) I never change the RCA "Red Base (5692) 6sn7, they just sound, and will last forever with the W.E. 300B's........IMO I'd watch for the deals...... A guy on Audiogon that goes by "SAM" has the most highly sought after tubes, plus many, 9-pin tubes, like the 7308's etc.etc. but he's High on many tubes.... But remember the NOS red bases are probably the longest lasting tube you can get... correct me if any Info is wrong!!!! duke