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+1. and sometime a matched quartet of power tubes is expensive
I will confirm when they get my bendix 6080WB ....
+1. and sometime a matched quartet of power tubes is expensive
I will confirm when they get my bendix 6080WB ....
Aldo they are not bad, they'll definitely suit your tastes.
Yes and not worth it. Get some Tung Sol or Sylvania 6SN7 bad boys. RCA coin base tall ladder 6SN7 are very nice too.
I ordered a pair of these today: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tung-Sol-6SL7GT-Cryo-Treated-Matched-Pair-Vacuum-Tubes-/380343675925?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item588e3fec15
And these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1953-NOS-RCA-JAN-CRC-6AS7G-4-TUBES-Identical-date-codes-Matched-quad-Amplitrex-/321198695003?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4ac8ef225b&nma=true&si=ZKD%252B3got6Q31uAwXNmd4nf%252B69As%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
What about PSVANE tubes?
I have tried many great 12AT7 NOS tubes in my MKVIIIse: Brimar 6060 yellow T, Tesla E83CC, Tesla ECC83, GE 12AT7 and cheap RCA 12AT7... And I really love the PSVANE 12AT7-T! They are great rivals to the best NOS 12AT7 tubes I own (Brimars, Teslas) and surpase them in several areas (especially in details). I also use PSVANE 6CA7-T / EL34 tubes in my speaker amp and these are the best EL-34 I have ever owned...
However, I have never heard the PSVANE 6SN7s (because I do not own an amp for these) but would like to hear from someone who tried them.
Haven't heard the Psvane 6SN7 but there 12A**7 dual triode tubes are amongst the best money can buy for a fraction of what NOS vintage tubes ask for.
Since you have the MK VIIISE to try out 12AT7 tubes, buy a set of Mullard CV4024 and report back to me how they sound, I find them to provide a very very very nice low-end.