[angpsi]

People have been accused of witchcraft for less, you do realize that?! So please show us (=my wallet and me) some mercy and be careful with your prophecies

Changing the subject (kind of)... I actually just finished reading this last month:



A great, amusing and entirely recommendable book and on top of that you get to read about Yggy in each chapter What more could your heart desire?

Lobster I liked you from day one, but now you got my respect!

 

[UntilThen]

UT, I had them noticed even before you mentioned them but they were instantly taken once you did! Someone's lurking in your posts and preying on our loot! Gotta be quicker than that, I guess..,

No worries next time I'll recommend you to buy light bulbs.

My GEC 6080 has just been dispatch from New Zealand.

Where pricing and sonic goodness for Sylvania 6sn7 is concerned, I will list them in the order of their desirabilities

6sn7w
6sn7gt vt231 bad boys
6sn7wgt
6sn7gta
6sn7gtb

There might be some odd variance but these are the mainstream.

 

[UntilThen]

Elise getting some love.

https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/the-new-hd800-impressions-thread.650510/page-1730#post-13517166

 

[SnapperMusicFan]

Just got a hold of a pair of Marconi 6080's has anyone else tried these?

 

[mordy]

Hi SMF,

I have not heard them, but my impression is that they were made by GEC.

 

[Oskari]

Marconi UK, Marconi Canada, … ?

In short, add a photo to the question.

 

[mordy]

This one is the GEC version:

And this one I do not know - maybe RCA?

 

[HPLobster]

Lobster I liked you from day one, but now you got my respect!

Haha, I´m flattered, but how come? Are you a Gaiman-connaisseur? Are you into Norse Mythology? Or is it just the because I pulled the honorable UT´s leg?

 

[SnapperMusicFan]

The second photo, are the ones I was looking at. They are Marconi Canada - Vancouver. What makes you think they are RCA?

 

[angpsi]

Haha, I´m flattered, but how come? Are you a Gaiman-connaisseur? Are you into Norse Mythology? Or is it just the because I pulled the honorable UT´s leg?

It was Gaiman, albeit I wouldn't call me a connoisseur... Currently (but slowly) going through this:

 

[angpsi]

...also a big Douglas Adams fan!

 

[Oskari]

The second photo, are the ones I was looking at. They are Marconi Canada - Vancouver. What makes you think they are RCA?

Are you talking about this auction?

• http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-NEW-NOS-M...6A-6AS7GA-5998-Could-be-Matched-/232352737560

They might be Tung-Sols. Don't pay that much for them.

Please explain "Vancouver".

 

[UntilThen]

Don't pay that much for them.

SMF, enjoy your tubes. 'Don't pay too much for them' applies to all tubes.

 

[UntilThen]

Nothing wrong with RCA 6080. Same magic, same euphoria, just different icing. Got mine from Langrex and it's cheap.

 

[mordy]

The second photo, are the ones I was looking at. They are Marconi Canada - Vancouver. What makes you think they are RCA?

Hi SMF,

Most of the 6080 tubes were US made with a few coming from Europe. Although Marconi is a very old Canadian company they were mainly owned by a British company from the early 50's, and from that period on it appears to me that many of the Marconi tubes were re-branded.
As always with vacuum tubes, it is difficult to find information and I may be wrong, but this is my impression nevertheless.
You could go through eBay listings of Tung Sol (or RCA 6080 tubes, but I would defer to Oskari) and see if you can find some that look identical to the ones offered.