Life is short, enjoy it why you can.
Finally scored a W! I am pumped to hear what it is all about! Time to see if my Tung Sol BGRP, can get dethroned.
Check out this beauty, on its way to me.
LOL! This should be in the first line of the tube rollers constitution: "We the tube rollers, in order to form a more perfect listening experience..."
Well, that would be the USA version anyway.
"Life is short, enjoy it while you can."
I want to add another slogan to tube rollers threads that I posted on BHC forum long time ago, "Too Many Tubes, Too Little Time."
I'm guessing that with an estimated ~2500 hours of life from a tube (which is probably conservative depending on tube type) I'm pretty well stocked up until 4036, maybe 4037. But I'm just thinking forward about my great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandchildren (with apologies for my likely flawed generational math).
Sylvania W metal bass is notorious for having cracked base, just like tung sol mouse ears. How the hell Sylvania managed to create cracks in metal....I could never figure out...
), and metal with low ductility requires a much slower or multiple step forming process to allow the stresses created by the forming to stabilize. Putting a tight radius bend (like on a tube base) too quickly with a low ductility metal will cause stress cracks. Of course materials science and the precision of alloy content in most metals has come a long, long way since these tubes were made in the '50's, and while the processes developed back then may have been fine for a metal with a perfect alloy mix, any variance in that alloy content could upset the whole apple cart (and those variances were probably more the norm than the exception back in those days).
I also have one with a black base (Tronal branded) and short bottle, but never listened to it. Looked at the price - holy crap. Found it in the stash and stuck it in Vali 2. Oh well. I see why they go for $300... A step UP from this?
I also have one with a black base (Tronal branded) and short bottle, but never listened to it. Looked at the price - holy crap. Found it in the stash and stuck it in Vali 2. Oh well. I see why they go for $300... A step UP from this?
rfparts sell them for $157 apiece. I would be tempted if I were youWell, that's why I said "supposed."
I've never had or heard a metal base version myself. Who knows...perhaps there's no sonic difference at all, and the metal-base prices are driven mostly by rarity.
rfparts sell them for $157 apiece. I would be tempted if I were you
Finally scored a W! I am pumped to hear what it is all about! Time to see if my Tung Sol BGRP, can get dethroned.
Check out this beauty, on its way to me.
Thanks! The only other Sylvania 6SN7 I own, are some "52' Bad Boys" and I love them, so I am anxious to hear the most famous Sylvania of them all.
I suspect your 52 will be collecting dust
Please tell us when you try them, will wait jealously
I have to say this tube looks even prettier in person, and just might be one of the coolest looking tubes I own. This is gonna be a fun night!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-x-6SN7w-...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
