[Freia]

Thanks to you guys it's finally in!
In the end I pressed real hard, applying pressure straight down without wiggling the tubes. Guess I was too scared of it breaking. MIKELAP is right though, one shouldn't skimp on quality adapters.
So here it is, my LD I+ in all its glory. Looks wonky AF but apart from aesthetics goes, it works.

 

[Deleeh]

Do not buy sockets from China.
They are not worth the money.
I bought the same ones as socket savers for 6SN7 and they were really crappy.
The tube wobbled at the top so it wasn't nice and made noise.
When I removed the socketsavers, there was no more noise and everything was fine again.

Personnally i always found those adapters dangerous since there's no protection against electric shock if you touch them ,i would rather get these(picture) that are way better quality .Also as you know dont wiggle them when inserting them and ounce they are in leave them in the adapter its the safest thing to do. Maybe center pin in adapter should be bent so the tube could slide in ?

 

[triod750]

Do not buy sockets from China.
They are not worth the money.
I bought the same ones as socket savers for 6SN7 and they were really crappy.
The tube wobbled at the top so it wasn't nice and made noise.
When I removed the socketsavers, there was no more noise and everything was fine again.

I don't agree. You can buy either good adapters or bad adapters from anywhere. My first adapters were from China; C3g to 6AK5 as previously shown, and 6SN7 to 6N6P/ECC88/6CG7 etc. I have rolled a lot of tubes and these are good. Nowadays I buy my adapters from @Deyan , member of this forum and they are superb. My comment was based on that @Freia is based in Taiwan. That is very close to China - maybe too close. But @Deyan is a great source who makes custom adapters for almost anything you want to try. He has also built an adapter so I can use a dual triode for input and a power supply for using more power hungry tubes than Little Dot can handle.

The photo shows a prototype.

This photo shows a collection of some adapters and also the power supply for power hungry heaters.

This adapter makes it possible to use two A2293/CV4079 in the 6N6P socket. (You need two of them).

Just a few examples of what I have bought from him.

 

[MIKELAP]

I don't agree. You can buy either good adapters or bad adapters from anywhere. My first adapters were from China; C3g to 6AK5 as previously shown, and 6SN7 to 6N6P/ECC88/6CG7 etc. I have rolled a lot of tubes and these are good. Nowadays I buy my adapters from @Deyan , member of this forum and they are superb. My comment was based on that @Freia is based in Taiwan. That is very close to China - maybe too close. But @Deyan is a great source who makes custom adapters for almost anything you want to try. He has also built an adapter so I can use a dual triode for input and a power supply for using more power hungry tubes than Little Dot can handle.


The photo shows a prototype.


This photo shows a collection of some adapters and also the power supply for power hungry heaters.
This adapter makes it possible to use two A2293/CV4079 in the 6N6P socket. (You need two of them).

Just a few examples of what I have bought from him.

Looks familiar lol .Here are a few i made

 

[triod750]

Looks familiar lol .Here are a few i made

Absolutely. You were the inspiration. I tried to contact you to discuss it but failed to come through. You probably never noticed my PM. You are always very helpful like a few other veterans.

 

[aviationwiz]

Would this adapter work to use the 6SN7 on a LD Mk2? Using “option 3” on the listing? Otherwise, does anyone know of where to grab some good adapters from? Thanks!

12SN7 / 6SN7 TO 12AU7 / 6922

 

[TrollDragon]

Would this adapter work to use the 6SN7 on a LD Mk2? Using “option 3” on the listing? Otherwise, does anyone know of where to grab some good adapters from? Thanks!

12SN7 / 6SN7 TO 12AU7 / 6922

No, those will not work.
I must have missed the Option 3 part when I first looked at the ad. Yes, if it is wired 6SN7 to 6922 then that adapter will work.

Or

You need a 6SN7 to 6CG7/6FQ7 adapter.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/201115946751

 

[FinHifi]

Has someone tried 6k4 and voskhod tubes ? Would like to have a comparison

 

[triod750]

Has someone tried 6k4 and voskhod tubes ? Would like to have a comparison

Do you mean these 6k4 http://www.r-type.org/exhib/abh0213.htm ?

And since Voskhod was a factory, what tubes do you mean? They made plenty .

 

[FinHifi]

Do you mean these 6k4 http://www.r-type.org/exhib/abh0213.htm ?

And since Voskhod was a factory, what tubes do you mean? They made plenty .

6ZH1P-EV is the type, i tought that voskhod was the tubes name im newbie when it comes to tubes

 

[triod750]

That tube type could be a good starting point. Give yourself plenty of time to get to know its sound signature before you try something else. This tube is said to develop with time, meaning that its sound incrementally changes and gets better with use. Take your time and decide for yourself whether you agree or not.

Enjoy! We all were new once.

 

[califmike33]

Wow am i late to this party 856 pages. Just bought this amp for my first tube amp, yeeeeeeee. So i have the Hd 6xx and looking to do some tube rolling, is there any one set that really stands out ? I have one other question how is this amp for a pre amp ? thanks guys this is going be fun.

So what tubes would i get for the ultimate sound package on this amp ? any suggestions ?

 

[califmike33]

Wow guess this thread is dead no replies ???????????

 

[jonathan c]

Which Little Dot do you have?

 

[califmike33]

Little Dot Mark ii