[bcowen]

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[bcowen]

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[Rowethren]

Were they sold as NOS? If so, that would most definitely be false advertising as a NOS 6SN7 should be good for 2k hours at bare minimum. Have you contacted the seller? That's the first thing PayPal will require you to do anyway...

They were sold as like new. I contacted them on the 22nd of Feb through eBay with no reply so I put in a Paypal claim this afternoon and apparently they have replied already and Paypal are "investigating". Funny that they ignore my original message for 2 weeks but as soon as I post a claim they reply immediately! I wonder what they said lol, I guess I will find out in a day or so. Before anyone asks, it isn't an amp problem either as I have been running a set of Fotons with absolutely no issues the last few days to double check that wasn't the issue.

 

[Yviena]

What are you referring to with ":guards"?

I meant the steel brackets.

 

[ilikepooters]

Hmm is the only genuine MELZ 6n8s the one with guards?

i can find lots of MELZ 6n8s on ebay but many of them are without the guard, while still having holes.

Genuine 1578 on the left, this is the one you want.

 

[ProfFalkin]

Hey all,

I no longer own the Lyr 3, so I will be dropping my subscription to this thread. Happy tube rolling!

Cya around!

 

[Wes S]

Hey all,

I no longer own the Lyr 3, so I will be dropping my subscription to this thread. Happy tube rolling!

Cya around!

Take care man! I learned a lot from you, in this thread. Thanks man

 

[Wes S]

I just started tube rolling with my Lyr 3 again, to see if I can better the Sylvania 52' bad boy, and first roll was the National Union grey glass. The Bad Boy is better and is back in the amp. The National Union was a bit cold, and just did not jive with me. Now I have a Brimar CV1988 black glass, on the way, and we will see how it battles with the Bad Boy. . .

 

[attmci]

@attmci Without measurements? Worthless, IMO.

But what do I know? I'm just a Oldskool head-fier that shakes my head when I see mismatched 2- hole chrome domes being sold off as real bad boys.

They are actually in my collection. They tested good and sounds good. I have no idea what the current price for these, but I cannot pass at that price.

 

[attmci]

I've seen 4 types of sellers on ebay
1. Includes test results with references to new values
2. Includes test results but quotes the fail value as the "good" one e.g. 6mA for 6sn7 when it's actually 9.0
3. Says it's tested without providing results
4. No test

I only buy from 1 and occasionally 2 if I know the actual nos value.

I don't care. I have a tube test on my table. They looks and smells bad. The wife had asked me to throw it away many times. But No.

 

[Wes S]

Anywhere from 50 to 125 US dollars per tube.

What's the market price of a pair of real deal bad boy? Hints?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Sylvania-6SN7GT-Tubes-USA-3-hole-plate-pair-2/283382552428?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

That was a steal!

 

[Ripper2860]

What are you referring to with ":guards"?

Ummmm...

 

[bcowen]

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[Ripper2860]

Yeah. I was 3 margaritas into a happy hour when I posted that. I guess I could have posted a more fierce pic of guards, but they are guards, and they do have pointy sticks that properly placed could be rather uncomfortable.

 

[Ripper2860]

Hey all,

I no longer own the Lyr 3, so I will be dropping my subscription to this thread. Happy tube rolling!

Cya around!

You will be missed, dear Professor.