[bcowen]

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[Rowethren]

If you like 7N7's, try the tall bottle Sylvania-made version with the Frankentube attributes. They are getting hard to find, but there's a pair on Ebay now:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-NIB-GE-7...h=item41f8460eda:g:glIAAOSw7C5cO9RO:rk:7:pf:0

Hard to find because you bought them all?

 

[Zachik]

Hard to find because you bought them all?

Nah - I bought a couple, too
Bill didn't get them all (but I am sure he gave his best effort to!)

 

[Deaj]

If you like 7N7's, try the tall bottle Sylvania-made version with the Frankentube attributes. They are getting hard to find, but there's a pair on Ebay now:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-NIB-GE-7...h=item41f8460eda:g:glIAAOSw7C5cO9RO:rk:7:pf:0

Curiosity piqued - > frankentubes purchased.

Thanks for the link! I read though a good bit of this thread last night and decided to start a search for a frankentube this morning. I picked up my phone to start looking after breakfast and saw your post in an email notification. Search over before it started

Thanks again bcowen! I'll post my thoughts on these tubes in the Lear 3 once I have a chance to listen. I'm most interested in how these compare to the Sylvania tall bottle 6SN7GTA and the RCA loctal 7N7, and curious as to how the RCA and GE 6SN7GTB's will sound in the Lyr 3 (in the Saga these tube were warmer than the other 6SN7 tubes I have on hand). Curious too haw the reissue Tungsol 6SN7 will sound in the Lyr 3. Of the tubes I currently own the tonality of this tube seems closest to passive mode in the Saga to my ears, while providing some difficult to describe pleasant presentation..

 

[Zachik]

I picked up my phone to start looking

huh?!
Did you start calling "HiFi Audio stores" from the yellow pages??

(For the Millennial kids here, yellow pages was all the rage before Google and Amazon... That was a printed phone book that people used to search for businesses and actually called their phone to ask questions...)

 

[Deaj]

huh?!
Did you start calling "HiFi Audio stores" from the yellow pages??

(For the Millennial kids here, yellow pages was all the rage before Google and Amazon... That was a printed phone book that people used to search for businesses and actually called their phone to ask questions...)

 

[bcowen]

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[bcowen]

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[bcowen]

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[Ripper2860]

No, no, no. I'm not a hoarder. That, and the competition has been mind-boggling from @Zachik and @Ripper2860 who ARE hoarders.

Denial is not a river in Egypt...

 

[Scrith]

I'm listening to a Marconi B65 (with "Made in Holland" on the glass) this morning and it is sounding fantastic. Here's a tip on getting tubes like this on eBay (that's where I found mine): sometimes the seller doesn't bother putting "6SN7" in the description, so make sure you search for B65 and/or Marconi also (that's how I found the one I have, and it was a pretty good deal considering it seems to be an extremely rare tube). Unfortunately quite a few sellers put "B65" in their description for tubes that aren't B65 tubes.

 

[Zachik]

No, no, no. I'm not a hoarder. That, and the competition has been mind-boggling from @Zachik and @Ripper2860 who ARE hoarders.

Bill, we already talked about it, and agreed we're collectors!

 

[bcowen]

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[Ripper2860]

Whatever gets you through the night, Bill.

 

[ilikepooters]

Proper MELZ 1578 hole plates has passed the 200 hour mark and it's even more astonishing.

Has a touch of warmth / heft at the low end, not as tight as some of the tightest tubes, definitely not dry, very pleasing. - 10/10
Mids are quite rich, touch of liquidity. Not quite as lush as a Marconi B65 - 9/10
Treble still has that smooth layed back character, much like a British tube. Completely non-fatiguing but quick enough to be detailed, not as much decay as i would like but close. - 9/10

This tube really excels when it comes to imaging, just as wide as a Brimar with perfect height and depth, really 3d, Fantastic separation of instruments. 10/10


It's a very euphonic sounding tube and compares with some of the best i've heard, overall i'd give it 9.6/10. Very much worth acquiring if you can find a silent one or don't mind re-flowing the dodgy solder in the pins.