[HTSkywalker]

A few arrivals from russia with love.....four 6N8S / 1578 Melz (1959 vintage). The pins look structurally sound....a shine up & a warm up....then ....(Woo WA6)....A big THANK YOU to @Paladin79 for all his advice on this special tube!!

Seems a bunch

 

[jonathan c]

Seems a bunch

Initially, yes; but two are used in the Woo WA6 and I am a stickler for backup...the usual tubeophilia...

 

[jonathan c]

Congrats
Sound impressions ?

I will definitely post on those...

 

[HTSkywalker]

Initially, yes; but two are used in the Woo WA6 and I am a stickler for backup...the usual tubeophilia...

Was it an eBay purchase ?

 

[JTbbb]

A few arrivals from russia with love.....four 6N8S / 1578 Melz (1959 vintage). The pins look structurally sound....a shine up & a warm up....then ....(Woo WA6)....A big THANK YOU to @Paladin79 for all his advice on this special tube!!

I received my 1578’s quite a while ago, the ‘63 version, and I only listened to them briefly to make sure they were working and quiet. This has inspired me to get them out, and here they are! Am thoroughly enjoying them.

 

[jonathan c]

Was it an eBay purchase ?

Yes; the seller was “don69-andy”.

 

[HTSkywalker]

I received my 1578’s quite a while ago, the ‘63 version, and I only listened to them briefly to make sure they were working and quiet. This has inspired me to get them out, and here they are! Am thoroughly enjoying them.

Nice Feliks Audio you got

 

[cddc]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/303966225556

Which newbie spent $300 on these $20 worth Russian 6N8S rebranded Westinghouse tubes?

This is why it's so important to remember how these Russian 6N8S tubes look like! Lots of fake or rebrands use these cheap Russian tubes!

 

[HTSkywalker]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/303966225556

Which newbie spent $300 on these $20 worth Russian 6N8S rebranded Westinghouse tubes?

This is why it's so important to remember how these Russian 6N8S tubes look like! Lots of fake or rebrands use these cheap Russian tubes!

Never buy from non reputable vendors

 

[cddc]

The seller singerhousesound might have counterfeited the silkscreen print.

It's printed so badly on the bases, ugly fonts and nothing aligned. They look so fake, outright BangyBang style rip-off.

 

[Galapac]

The seller has all positive feedback and lots of it. Either he doesn’t know or his customers don’t know.

 

[cddc]

The buyer is a 100% newbie for sure, otherwise he wouldn't have spent $300 on these $20 worth of fake Westinghouse 6SN7 tubes, had he known it in advance.

The seller however is unlikely unaware of what he was selling. He has been there for a long long time, almost as long as BangyBang. I doubt he knows nothing about these tubes, he even knows 2-Hole Bad Boy and intentionally used "2-Hole" in the tube title.

Having all positive positive feedbacks can sometimes be deceiving. For one, BangyBang and Menifee also have 100% positive feedbacks, lots of them. And speaking from my personal experience, I once met a lying seller and left a negative feedback on him in order to warn others, surprisingly several months later, I found he removed the negative feedback and became 100% positive feedback again!!! I called eBay several times to complain about it, however, eBay took no action against him - eBay protects sellers!

 

[FLTWS]

I decide a while back, no more NOS from etsy or ebay for me.

 

[HTSkywalker]

I decide a while back, no more NOS from etsy or ebay for me.

Depends on which supplier on Etsy as I have positive experience with Lowtechelec.
Jeff the owner is very professional, courteous and helpful

 

[tafens]

Can somebody name a few good 6SN7 tubes from current production?

Of the ones I’ve tried I’d recommend the Tung-Sol 6SN7 GTB in the lower price range ($25-30 or thereabouts), for a nice step up the Shuguang CV181-Z (about double the $).