The Reference 6SN7 Thread

[jonathan c]

LOL! Never thought of it that way. My (new) job would be a lot easier if I didn't have to actually work. Into each life a little rain must fall, I suppose.

No rain, no rainbow, no pot o’gold, McCowen!

 

[UntilThen]

What went wrong with the Cary?

Is Cary the name of the cat?

 

[FLTWS]

I think the cats name is "S"cary?

 

[Paladin79]

Is Cary the name of the cat?

Cary is a company originally out of Cary North Carolina who still build amplifiers and DAC’s. I believe it was started by Dennis Hadd. I have a 27 year old push pull class A amp from them. You see their equipment come up on Ebay from time to time and it is still highly desirable IMHO. My Cowen knows far more about the company than I do.


Finnegan is the cat.

 

[HTSkywalker]

Personally, I like the T-plates more than the flat plates. But that's just me. Be interested to hear your thoughts if you get some T-plates to compare.

In fact I also loved the T plates but now am interested in checking some flat plates too

 

[HTSkywalker]

LOL! Never thought of it that way. My (new) job would be a lot easier if I didn't have to actually work. Into each life a little rain must fall, I suppose.

Thought saying “do you like some fries with your order “ was an easy job

 

[HTSkywalker]

Is Cary the name of the cat?

THE cat is named Finnegan and she is our tube buddy

 

[mayurs]

In fact I also loved the T plates but now am interested in checking some flat plates too

Let me order a pair of T plates and check.

Meanwhile are these Westinghouse 6sn7s any good. No info on them too on the first page of this thread.

 

[Ripper2860]

They're nice. Not at the level of the D getter variant, but the O getter are very close from what I've read from a trusted HF'er. I own several D getter versions and they rank as a favorite -- even over the Ken-Rad. I know - HERESY!!

 

[jonathan c]

Thought saying “would you like some fries unused GE tubes with your order” was an easy job

 

[jonathan c]

THE cat is named Finnegan and she is our tube buddy

She?

 

[HTSkywalker]

She?

Someone needs to check but most probably a he as no female I know of is interested in tubes

 

[Varejao17]

Hey all - what’s the conventional wisdom of mixing different types of Sylvania bottom-getter 6SN7GT? I have two which have slightly different construction (one has two hole T-plates, the other has three hole T-plates but the date code doesn’t read as 1952). They measure as matched (3000 umho).

This is in the gain positions of a Schiit Freya+.

 

[Galapac]

Someone needs to check but most probably a he as no female I know of is interested in tubes

That is an interesting thought...there has got to be a female on here interested in tubes. C'mon...identify yourself, lol,

 

[jonathan c]

That is an interesting thought...there has got to be a female on here interested in tubes. C'mon...identify yourself, lol,

Especially considering that women typically have better hearing than men....making the sonic difference between VT and SS all the more apparent. [Please keep the spousal selective deafness commentary to a minimum...]