[kchew]

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Well done Xcalibur & KChew!
 
Neotron from France 6SN7GT, under amp tests, I'll report soon.
 

Thanks, I wonder how they sound? You posted a photo of black glass Neotrons on page 58 here; I vaguely remember someone mentioning a French round-plate tube in this thread, did some searching and found your old post.

 

[rosgr63]

Hi KChew,
Unfortunately this tube is noisy, going back for replacement.
 
My NIB pair which I have tested some time ago (post#868, page58) did not sound that exciting.

 

[blairfrischx]

Just met with a local guy and picked up some new tubes.
 
Two are Sylvania JAN-CHS 6SN7WGTs with matching production codes, and the third is a Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB tall bottle.Anyone else have experience with these?
 
Pictures of them: http://imgur.com/a/ZwcPk
 
I also picked up some RCA 6080s and a couple Amperex Holland Bugle Boy 6DJ8s.Overall, I'm pretty happy.

 

[Silent One]

  Xcalibur255 & kchew 

 

[Silent One]

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Well done Xcalibur & KChew!
 
Neotron from France 6SN7GT, under amp tests, I'll report soon.
 

 
 

Your quiz made for a good midday break! 
 

 

[rosgr63]

 
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Just met with a local guy and picked up some new tubes.
 
Two are Sylvania JAN-CHS 6SN7WGTs with matching production codes, and the third is a Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB tall bottle.Anyone else have experience with these?
 
Pictures of them: http://imgur.com/a/ZwcPk
 
I also picked up some RCA 6080s and a couple Amperex Holland Bugle Boy 6DJ8s.Overall, I'm pretty happy.

Both the Sylvania JAN-CHS 6SN7WGT and Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB are nice sounding tubes.
Good choice.
 
 

 

[mhamam]

I was wondering how the Phillips ECG 6SN7WGTA (blue label) would stand compared to the cv1988 or the other top tubes mentioned there. I have been using these philips tubes for years on my preamp, but one of them decided to go bad now. I have to buy a batch of new tubes anyway, so I though of trying something new. The cv1988 or the sylvania 6sn7w with metal plate seem to rank very high in the thread, but they are very hard to find and very expensive. I wonder if anybody has a suggestion for other tubes in the same SQ category but easier to find and buy?

 

[Skylab]

I thought the Philips ECG were decent, but not great.  Maybe try for some Sylvania 6SN7WGT's - these are very nice sounding and are generally pretty easy to find.

 

[mhamam]

how do you like the rca vt231 (or the other vt231 by sylvania and raytheon)? I was told it is very close to the cv1988 and that it is silkier (warmer?) than the sylvania 6SN7WGT's. Are the sylvania bad boys similar to the latter? They cost less apparently.

 

[rosgr63]

The RCA VT-231 Smoked Glass is one of my favorite tubes.
Warmer than the Bad Boys, coast wise I would say they are in the same price range.
I am referring to the 3 hole plates Bad Boys with an early fifties code.
My opinion is based on my equipment.

 

[blairfrischx]

I've been listening to the Sylvania 6SN7WGT's for a couple days now. Maybe they need burned in more, but for now I am actually kinda preferring the sound of the CBS Hytron 6SN7GT. I'm also burning in a NOS Ken Rad VT231, hoping that its hum dies down a little.
 
My amp is a Darkvoice 336SE. I've been alternating between a GE 6080, an RCA 6080, and a Svetlana 6H13C
 
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I thought the Philips ECG were decent, but not great.  Maybe try for some Sylvania 6SN7WGT's - these are very nice sounding and are generally pretty easy to find.

 

 

[Johmem]

I actually found some local tubes.  Any decent treasures here?
 
I got 5 of these (4 in boxes)  all the same packing date

 
And 3 of these in boxes

 

[musicman59]

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I actually found some local tubes.  Any decent treasures here?
 
I got 5 of these (4 in boxes)  all the same packing date

 
And 3 of these in boxes

The ones in the bottom picture look like they are Sylvania 6SN7WGT brown base, short bottle, chrome top and black plates. I have a pair of those and they sound fantastic in my WA5-LE.
 
 
 

 

[Skylab]

And the top one is a Tung-Sol 6SN7WGT - also a very nice tube.

 

[Xcalibur255]

Both good scores, more so the Sylvanias IMO.