[wwmhf]

Lucky!

 

[JKDJedi]

Lucky!

Thanks, quick comparison to the last roll (Admiral 6SN7GT) is a warmer tone. The Admiral with the 6080 is a great mix, 6080 with Sylvania 6SN7GT, not my cup of tea. Have an idea which tube will pair well with this guy.

 

[bcowen]

TGIF!! Just in.. 1951 (Bad Boy?) Sylvania 6SN7GT and a pair of JAN CHS 6J5GT

Sweet! Did your 6J5 adapter make it through the shipping gauntlet yet?

 

[bcowen]

Thanks, quick comparison to the last roll (Admiral 6SN7GT) is a warmer tone. The Admiral with the 6080 is a great mix, 6080 with Sylvania 6SN7GT, not my cup of tea. Have an idea which tube will pair well with this guy.

You need a Cetron 7236 to go with that Bad Boy.

 

[JKDJedi]

Sweet! Did your 6J5 adapter make it through the shipping gauntlet yet?

Not in yet ... It's literally 1hr 16mn away from me... So hopefully tomorrow!!

 

[johanchandy]

@JKDJedi I wanted to thank you for all the help with choosing tubes. Especially the sylvania gold-brand 6080, god what a tube, I find it nicer than the black plate Rca jan 6as7 tubes I got, more coherent and silkier (the rca also sounds a tad hotter/harsher in the treble). For the 6sn7 tube I find I like the Shuguang Treasure Cv181-z tube slightly more than the sylvania 6sn7gt (1953)(but both super close in enjoyment), I find the Shuguang to be an amazing combination with the goldbrand 6080 but I'm running the Sylvania 6sn7gt instead because I hate how the amp looks with a larger tube in the front. All in all I'm super happy!

 

[SHIMACM]

Speaking of CETRON, look what a price. Too bad it doesn't ship to Brazil.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CETRON-723...913167?hash=item48e6540c4f:g:yPYAAOSwab5e1GiZ

 

[bcowen]

Speaking of CETRON, look what a price. Too bad it doesn't ship to Brazil.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CETRON-723...913167?hash=item48e6540c4f:g:yPYAAOSwab5e1GiZ

I thought I got a good deal on those at $24.95. NOS tube prices are supposed to go UP, not down. Perhaps I need to rethink my retirement strategy.

 

[bcowen]

@JKDJedi I wanted to thank you for all the help with choosing tubes. Especially the sylvania gold-brand 6080, god what a tube, I find it nicer than the black plate Rca jan 6as7 tubes I got, more coherent and silkier (the rca also sounds a tad hotter/harsher in the treble). For the 6sn7 tube I find I like the Shuguang Treasure Cv181-z tube slightly more than the sylvania 6sn7gt (1953)(but both super close in enjoyment), I find the Shuguang to be an amazing combination with the goldbrand 6080 but I'm running the Sylvania 6sn7gt instead because I hate how the amp looks with a larger tube in the front. All in all I'm super happy!

Don't have a Sylvania gold 6080...yet. Have a Chatham 6080 that's supposed to arrive today assuming the Post Office doesn't lose it like they did the TS 5998 that was supposed to be here 3 weeks ago.

Have you tried an RCA 6AS7GA? The GA has a straight bottle versus the ST-shape bottle of the 6AS7G. The GA sounds quite a bit better to my ears than the G, and can still be found for decent prices. But it's roughly the same size as a 6080, so won't help with the aesthetic sizing issue.

Edit: Crap. Spoke too soon. The Chatham 6080 is in the black hole of the Charlotte distribution center (15 miles from my house). That's where the TS 5998 got sucked into the vortex never to be seen again, and the 6080 will likely suffer the same fate.

 

[Paladin79]

TGIF!! Just in.. 1951 (Bad Boy?) Sylvania 6SN7GT and a pair of JAN CHS 6J5GT

That is the really nice version of the 6j5 you have there I do believe. It appears to be a three hold black plate very similar to the Bad Boy perhaps? That is the version I have termed the Naughty Girl and they do sound quite good IMHO, rich mids, plenty of bass, and separation to die for.

 

[Paladin79]

I thought I got a good deal on those at $24.95. NOS tube prices are supposed to go UP, not down. Perhaps I need to rethink my retirement strategy.

Thanks for the link, and being in the next state over from Illinois I will have that tube pretty quickly.

 

[JKDJedi]

Speaking of CETRON, look what a price. Too bad it doesn't ship to Brazil.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CETRON-723...913167?hash=item48e6540c4f:g:yPYAAOSwab5e1GiZ

I thought I got a good deal on those at $24.95. NOS tube prices are supposed to go UP, not down. Perhaps I need to rethink my retirement strategy.

Don't have a Sylvania gold 6080...yet. Have a Chatham 6080 that's supposed to arrive today assuming the Post Office doesn't lose it like they did the TS 5998 that was supposed to be here 3 weeks ago.

Have you tried an RCA 6AS7GA? The GA has a straight bottle versus the ST-shape bottle of the 6AS7G. The GA sounds quite a bit better to my ears than the G, and can still be found for decent prices. But it's roughly the same size as a 6080, so won't help with the aesthetic sizing issue.

Edit: Crap. Spoke too soon. The Chatham 6080 is in the black hole of the Charlotte distribution center (15 miles from my house). That's where the TS 5998 got sucked into the vortex never to be seen again, and the 6080 will likely suffer the same fate.

That is the really nice version of the 6j5 you have there I do believe. It appears to be a three hold black plate very similar to the Bad Boy perhaps? That is the version I have termed the Naughty Girl and they do sound quite good IMHO, rich mids, plenty of bass, and separation to die for.

Thanks for the link, and being in the next state over from Illinois I will have that tube pretty quickly.

I saw that link and am tempted the same.. just to have it as a collector. And because @bcowen said it's the cat's meow. Thanks @Paladin79 I was hoping they we're the Naughty Girls. You described them well so my search was easy. Hoping the adapter arrives today, might be at Charlotte somewhere with @bcowen 5998!

 

[bcowen]

Thanks for the link, and being in the next state over from Illinois I will have that tube pretty quickly.

Credit where it's due: @SHIMACM provided that link. I got mine from another seller who seemed to have a major quantity -- IIRC, his ad showed something like 49 sold and "more than 10 available" when I bought my small stash, but his ad is gone now. May not be the cat's meow for you, but at that price it's certainly worth having a couple IMO.

 

[bcowen]

I saw that link and am tempted the same.. just to have it as a collector. And because @bcowen said it's the cat's meow. Thanks @Paladin79 I was hoping they we're the Naughty Girls. You described them well so my search was easy. Hoping the adapter arrives today, might be at Charlotte somewhere with @bcowen 5998!

I sure hope your adapter isn't in Charlotte. But if this continues much longer, it's going to be time for a midnight raid on that distribution center because they must have a Saudi Arabian fortune of "lost' stuff piled up there.

More seriously, I just wonder when the USPS is going to do something about that place. I've filed complaints as well as a good number of my neighbors. And the USPS wants funds from the Feds to keep operating? Maybe an injection of competence would be more worthwhile than money.

 

[JKDJedi]

I sure hope your adapter isn't in Charlotte. But if this continues much longer, it's going to be time for a midnight raid on that distribution center because they must have a Saudi Arabian fortune of "lost' stuff piled up there.

More seriously, I just wonder when the USPS is going to do something about that place. I've filed complaints as well as a good number of my neighbors. And the USPS wants funds from the Feds to keep operating? Maybe an injection of competence would be more worthwhile than money.

Might be worthwhile to consider an alternate shipment company like Fed Ex or Brown until they get their act together.