[mourip]

I would be interested any any listening impressions from the 6F8G and adaptor...

Do they really compare well with a good 6SN7?

Thanks!

Paul

 

[sacd lover]

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Originally Posted by mourip /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would be interested any any listening impressions from the 6F8G and adaptor... Do they really compare well with a good 6SN7? Thanks! Paul

I have the tubes now .... just waiting on the adapters.

 

[Skylab]

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Originally Posted by mourip /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would be interested any any listening impressions from the 6F8G and adaptor... Do they really compare well with a good 6SN7? Thanks! Paul

I actually think that the 6F8G sounds slightly better than a 6SN7. I very much look forward to SacdLover's impressions

 

[n_maher]

I'll be curious to hear Earl's thoughts as well. If anyone would like to split the cost I'll be ordering a pair of the adapters as soon as I get paid for a few minor sales I have going on.

 

[mourip]

Skylab, which adaptor did you order? I found two on EBAY. One comes from Taiwan and looks very much like the SinglePower type except that it has the wire for the cap. The other vendor is in the US but those adaptors looked a bit funky to me...

I bought one of the Taiwan adaptors and am waiting on it also. I got my first tube in yesterday. They look very cool with that cap....

I hate waiting

 

[n_maher]

I ordered the funky american adapters today along with 3 tubes from my tube pimp. I'm hoping it'll all arrive before the turkey day long weekend so I can get some quality listening in.

 

[Skylab]

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Originally Posted by mourip /img/forum/go_quote.gif Skylab, which adaptor did you order? I found two on EBAY. One comes from Taiwan and looks very much like the SinglePower type except that it has the wire for the cap. The other vendor is in the US but those adaptors looked a bit funky to me... I bought one of the Taiwan adaptors and am waiting on it also. I got my first tube in yesterday. They look very cool with that cap.... I hate waiting

I got the ones from Taiwan - the ones from the US were not around when I got mine, but I am very happy with the build quality and look of the ones from Taiwan.

 

[sacd lover]

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Originally Posted by Skylab /img/forum/go_quote.gif I actually think that the 6F8G sounds slightly better than a 6SN7. I very much look forward to SacdLover's impressions

I dont know about better than the equivalent 6SN7GT .... but the 6F8G IS a seriously good sounding tube and certainly as good as any 6/12SN7GT I have used.

 

[Tridacnid]

Aaaargh! I hate waiting!

I got my Raytheon and KenRad 6F8G today, now all I need is my adapter.

 

[nikongod]

GRRRR! You make me jealous. Aside from having a toastersytle chassis, you have tube adapters and shaped glass input/gain tubes.

My adapters & tubes are not here yet.

 

[sacd lover]

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Originally Posted by Tridacnid /img/forum/go_quote.gif Aaaargh! I hate waiting! I got my Raytheon and KenRad 6F8G today, now all I need is my adapter.

I have a Ken Rad 6F8G in the Supra-Extreme. The Ken Rad is a very, very nice sounding tube that mates extremely well with the TS 6080 output tubes .... and either my dBel84 modded Yamaha YH-1 orthodynamic or woodied MS1.

 

[sacd lover]

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Originally Posted by nikongod /img/forum/go_quote.gif GRRRR! You make me jealous. Aside from having a toastersytle chassis, you have tube adapters and shaped glass input/gain tubes. My adapters & tubes are not here yet.

Do you know what 6F8Gs you are getting? The TS is really good too. I am betting I will be smitten with most of them except possibly the RCA. I usually find the RCAs to polite .... but that is with Senns. So we will see .....

 

[mourip]

I got a Kenrad, a Raytheon, and a Sylvania(Raytheon). Still looking for a Tungsol and a Mullard.

No adaptor yet...

Which sounded the best so far?

 

[nikongod]

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Originally Posted by sacd lover /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you know what 6F8Gs you are getting?

Im getting BL63. The info I found on them Indicates they should work in my amp, but have way more heater current. I will be topped out for heater current with 2*BL63&4*6sn7

I have my eye on a couple 6F8G tubes too but must buy parts for a different project first.

 

[sacd lover]

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Originally Posted by mourip /img/forum/go_quote.gif I got a Kenrad, a Raytheon, and a Sylvania(Raytheon). Still looking for a Tungsol and a Mullard. No adaptor yet... Which sounded the best so far?

I dont know .... they both sounded very good. The TS is in a high voltage Supra using 6bl7gta output tubes fed by an Opus/ zap filter dac .... while the KR is in a Supra Extreme with 6080 output tubes fed by a zap filter modded Zhalou dac. There are to many variables to say which tube will sound best where, without a lot of listening. However, I can say that both tubes give you the type of sound quality you hear from the very best 6/12sn7s.