GE JAN 5670W vs. WE 936A

[Jbucla2005]

I am comparing these two tubes in my DAC and I think I prefer the detailed sound of the GE JAN 5670W over the tubey sound of the Western Electric 936A in my rig. Any opinions on how these tubes compare?

 

[donunus]

I prefer the GE too. The WE is great for using as a tone control for matching with certain cans or speakers. Now I wonder if the ge 5 star is an improvement over the 5670w

 

[mrarroyo]

I thought I was crazy since I too preferred the GE over the WE. Glad to see others feel the same way. I will say that the 5-Star version of the GE5670 is even better than the regular GE5670.

 

[donunus]

how does the 5 star differ from the regular 5670?

 

[Fairbanks]

The earlier GE 5670 had to preform up to military specs.Five star referes to a five star general just as RCA command series referes to the military.Even the the JW in the Western Electrics 2c51 referes to the military version.These tubes will sound better and last longer then other variations of these tubes.

 

[donunus]

Fairbanks,
have you heard the rca command? How do they fare against other 5670s/2c51s/396a

 

[Fairbanks]

The RCA Command Series 5670's I have are in storage.Havn't listened to them in a long while.I mainly stick to my Bendix 2C51's and the WE JW 2C51's

 

[donunus]

Id really be interested if you had a comparison between the bendix 2c51 and other tubes

 

[Stevesebastianb]

Have the 5 star in use in one of my tube DACs and prefer it over the Western Electric, the 5 star is generally much more refined.

 

[Fairbanks]

The GE JG 5670 is very close to the Bendix 2C51 with the Bendix having a larger soundstage.The early GE is the bargain of the 5670/2c51/396a tubes and can be found as little as 7 bucks a tube.

 

[Fairbanks]

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Originally Posted by donunus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Fairbanks, have you heard the rca command? How do they fare against other 5670s/2c51s/396a

I recently put the RCA Command Series 5670's back in my amp.They are excellent tubes.Mine have the the double supporting rods in each tube which makes them the 1950s version.Clean tight bass with a warm crisp sound to them.These are the ones you want not the later RCA 5670's which are'nt quite as good.

 

[donunus]

so brightness/darkness scale on the treble, where do the commands fall into? brighter than the bendix? or in between bendix and 396a like the raytheon windmill gettrs? Also hows the command soundstage?

 

[donunus]

I tend to want it a little sparklier than even the bendix and a little bassier if possible while retaining the bendix soundstage. By the way, I'm currently using these with my havana dac and some AT AD900s powered by the headamp gilmore lite with dps.

 

[Fairbanks]

These RCA Command Series 5670's are the most underrated tubes out there.They have the detail of the GE JG 5670's and a cleaner bass the the WE 2C51's.If you can find them I would highly recommend them.

 

[bergman2]

my own experiences in my tube cd player yielded positive results with the raytheon and tung sol 5670/2c51...pretty cheap too