[bcowen]

Bendix 6080 63' / Foton 53'

Bendix Red Bank - "These super-tubes were made by what to most people was an obscure division of Bendix Aviation Corporation. The plant in which they were made was originally called the Bendix Red Bank Division, in Eatontown, N.J." I always thought these were German made, but it seems not. This tube is my favorite power tube in this amp, it brings out the best of anything paired with it. It really is priceless.

Foton is USSR made. It's crisp and clean with an emphasis on the upper end, definitely plays well with rock but anything if the power tube is balancing out the frequencies. The Bendix balances it out quite a bit and I prefer this with that tube than the 5998. Thanks to @bcowen.

Sweet! I seem to be fairly well stocked on the Fotons , but I don't have a slotted graphite plate Bendix. And here I was being (mostly) successful at staying on the wagon.

 

[Mr Trev]

Now my brain hurts.

Today I am swapping in a 1961 Melz 1578 with my standard Tung Sol 5998, listening to Fear Inoculum by Tool. It goes well with my current foray into metafiction and the works of John Fowles.

Somewhere, for reasons he can't begin to explain, Maynard is feeling all warm and fuzzy

 

[therremans]

Sweet! I seem to be fairly well stocked on the Fotons , but I don't have a slotted graphite plate Bendix. And here I was being (mostly) successful at staying on the wagon.

yes
nos

 

[bcowen]

yes
nos

Grrrrr. I am officially removing you from my list of potential sponsors.

 

[HTSkywalker]

If you don't have any issues with hum, it might be best just to leave it as-is. If hum is noticeable (or objectionable), then it's a pretty easy task. I used 25v Nichicon 220uF audio grade electrolytics. 16v would be plenty sufficient -- I used the 25v because I already had them. Going higher than even 25v certainly won't hurt anything, they'll just be bigger and probably more expensive. The positive leads go to the cathodes on the socket (pins 3 and 6), and the negative leads go to the ground buss wire (where the other end of the cathode resistors on pins 3 and 6 are tied).

Thanks, seems straight forward

 

[HTSkywalker]

A semi good usage of Latin letters since their "U" was the "V".

Gives it a classy touch

 

[Paladin79]

Gives it a classy touch

The guy who made the brass plates is Italian and his Latin is much better than mine so that is one of the choices he offered. He also made me another logo on another larger brass plate. I helped him out with an outboard VU meter box once so he helps me on occasion.

 

[DeweyCH]

Hello all! Just popping in to say thanks again to the regulars in this topic who have helped me so much over the last year-ish. I haven't been in b/c I haven't had any time to really enjoy or work on the DV (it's been passed by my Crack and Liquid Platinum).

Anyways... thanks!

 

[SHIMACM]

But has anyone here had the opportunity to hear this combination Mullard 6080 and Fivre 6c5g?

What a phenomenal set in Darkvoice.

 

[therremans]

But has anyone here had the opportunity to hear this combination Mullard 6080 and Fivre 6c5g?

What a phenomenal set in Darkvoice.

Does anyone have a pair to sell me? (Cheaper than langrex)

 

[SHIMACM]

Does anyone have a pair to sell me? (Cheaper than langrex)

But cheaper than Langrex?! Hard huh?!

When the Langrex's run out, look what's left......


https://www.ebay.com/itm/265106418729?hash=item3db992ec29:g:BF4AAOSwBaRgYy1M

 

[therremans]

But cheaper than Langrex?! Hard huh?!

When the Langrex's run out, look what's left......


https://www.ebay.com/itm/265106418729?hash=item3db992ec29:g:BF4AAOSwBaRgYy1M

Have they gone up at Langrex? I know people say the black and brown base are no different. Do they all have the same getter? I assume so

 

[SHIMACM]

Have they gone up at Langrex? I know people say the black and brown base are no different. Do they all have the same getter? I assume so

No. Still cost the same price. The point is, Langrex still has a decent stock of them. But it sure is a tube that will go up a lot in price when their stock runs out. I never had the brown base. I've heard comments saying that the black base is older. Some say that the black base sounds better, others already say that there is no difference.

 

[therremans]

No. Still cost the same price. The point is, Langrex still has a decent stock of them. But it sure is a tube that will go up a lot in price when their stock runs out. I never had the brown base. I've heard comments saying that the black base is older. Some say that the black base sounds better, others already say that there is no difference.

I agree.. but I think they have a healthy stock due to it costing $140 shipped for a pair.

 

[maketus]

RCA 6SL7GT black plate nos coin base . thinking how it sounds like , maybe i would buy one