[pravous]

Finally found a matching Tung Sol 76. Construction and sound very close to the 37 but no background noise. The TS 6j5g/vt-94a has so far eluded me but if the sound is similar I can see why they are so highly spoken of.

 

[pravous]

Things are starting to get a bit crowded in the ol' Woo Audio WA5-LE...

My adapters finally arrived, and seem to be working just fine. Tubes are Zenith 6J5G. Looking forward to this new experiment!

Zenith 6j5g are one of my guilty pleasures. I got my pair cheap and they are my default inputs in my Bottlehead crack in my shop. I believe they were manufactured by Sylvania and rebranded Zenith?

 

[ColSaulTigh]

Zenith 6j5g are one of my guilty pleasures. I got my pair cheap and they are my default inputs in my Bottlehead crack in my shop. I believe they were manufactured by Sylvania and rebranded Zenith?

Not sure -- my first jump into the 6J5's, I've still got some research to do.

 

[analogTubeSound]

Having some 6J5 Fun... Yes i realize the kenrads are not absolutely identical but i am using them as a pair none the less.

 

[nwavesailor]

Thanks! Looks like it's off to Langrex I go with what's left of my wallet...

Snag any L63 / 6J5G from Langrex?

 

[Xcalibur255]

Zenith 6j5g are one of my guilty pleasures. I got my pair cheap and they are my default inputs in my Bottlehead crack in my shop. I believe they were manufactured by Sylvania and rebranded Zenith?

Quite a few are, I would say the majority in the case of the coke bottle tubes, but not all. Some of them are Raytheons, and the late 30's Sylvania and Raytheon 6J5 tubes are pretty much on opposite ends of the spectrum from each other in terms of sound so it might be good to watch out for mis-matched pairs here. I've seen quite a few that are too, it's easy to tell by looking at the top mica support. The Raytheon are cross shaped and the Sylvania are rectangular with rounded ends and are held against the glass with a pair of thin steel tension wires.

 

[triod750]

Having some 6J5 Fun... Yes i realize the kenrads are not absolutely identical but i am using them as a pair none the less.

The left tube there, Crosley Ken Rad, is the first where I have seen the typical notches in the top mica. On all I have handled they are in the bottom mica. Interesting. Early Monday morning at the factory?

 

[whirlwind]

All of my Ken Rad 6/12J5GT's have the notches in the bottom mica also.

 

[triod750]

And we saw, a while ago, one tube supposed to be Ken-Rad, without any notches at all. The other one in the photo had them in bottom mica as usual. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-reference-6j5-thread-l63-6c5-12j5-6p5-etc.934653/post-17243921

 

[ARCXENOS]

Hi gents, I have been using my quad GEC L63 for sometime, I quite enjoy them but the itch to get more tube pairs is real and well, since I already bought the converter....

I am wondering if its ok to mix a 6J5WGT with a regular 6J5G as a mix of a 6SN7 substitution? I think there were different characteristics between the 2 classes, would there be issues?

 

[Xcalibur255]

Perfectly safe to mix a 6J5WGT and a 6J5G together, they are electrically identical. It's not OK to run one 6J5 and one 6SN7 in the adapter though, just in case that's what you're asking here. The pin connections are different.

 

[nwavesailor]

I need to thank @Xcalibur255 for suggesting that the GEC L-63 6J5GT and GEC 6J5G / CV1067 may sound different and worth pursuing. Both are Hammersmith production and I like them both but favor the earlier ST version with the grey glass. Well worth the cost.

 

[ARCXENOS]

Perfectly safe to mix a 6J5WGT and a 6J5G together, they are electrically identical. It's not OK to run one 6J5 and one 6SN7 in the adapter though, just in case that's what you're asking here. The pin connections are different.

That was what I was asking, thank you.

Gonna be interesting to try the 6J5WGTs out!

 

[ARCXENOS]

Its not the WGT stuff I am getting from the surplus store, but I chanced upon a quad from my local dealer at a low price, are these white labels? Will be getting a couple of other 6j5gs to mix and match for fun
,

 

[nwavesailor]

We'd all love to find a 'surplus' store like that one.
I look forward to your thoughts compared to the GEC. I have both and lean towards one.