nwavesailor
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The PSVANE CV-181-T-MII that come stock are NRW production tubes.Are there any new manufacturing of driver tubes for Envy or are all driver tubes NOS??
Why were the CV-181 tubes used for the Envy AE if there are better NOS driver tubes out there?The PSVANE CV-181-T-MII that come stock are NRW production tubes.
Linlai E-6SN7 Elite are new production
S4A 6SN7 are new production
Apos Ray 6SN7 Reserve (potentially just a especially well measuring PSVANE CV-181-T-MII)
Those are the ones worth checking out among new production stuff that I'm aware of.
A manufacturer has to secure a huge supply of tubes for his amplifiers for years to come. Usually that means that NOS is out of the question since the supply is too limited, especially when we're talking about about the few that are upgrades to the CV-181-T-MII which is really good already.Why were the CV-181 tubes used for the Envy AE if there are better NOS driver tubes out there?
I forgot to mention the S4A. I have them and they are very good, for current production tubes.The PSVANE CV-181-T-MII that come stock are NRW production tubes.
Linlai E-6SN7 Elite are new production
S4A 6SN7 are new production
Apos Ray 6SN7 Reserve (potentially just a especially well measuring PSVANE CV-181-T-MII)
Those are the ones worth checking out among new production stuff that I'm aware of.
And they are cheap as wellI forgot to mention the S4A. I have them and they are very good, for current production tubes.
I tend to go with low noise and microphonics although not as critical for driver tubes. I also recommend matched pairs.I settled on the RCA 6SN7GT/GTB black plate from tubedepot. I assume these are plug and play with the Envy? Also there are add-ons for the tubes and I'm not sure if I should pay extra for the balanced triodes and high gain.
Balanced triodes
High gain
Low noise and microphonics
Matching
Those appear to be the same stock tubes found in the OG Envy, AE Envy, and Euphoria. They all use the same driver tubes.Is this tube the exact type used in the Envy Anniversary Edition and is this the best place to purchase from??
https://www.tubeampdoctor.com/en/psvane-cv181-t-mii/2/6sn7gt-matched-pair