The Reference 6SN7 Thread
Jul 14, 2021 at 11:11 PM Post #4,816 of 10,001
You may want to recheck your history if you are listing the wives in order. It goes divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. His first wife, Catherine of Aragon caused Henry to break away from Catholicism in order to get divorced. 😜 I minored in history.
Thank you for the heads up correction!
 
Jul 14, 2021 at 11:35 PM Post #4,817 of 10,001
Thank you for the heads up correction!
Your word usage and wit amaze me as always.
I may be gone for a couple days as I learn new processes and skills. I am drinking deeply of information I will need for a new project.
 
Jul 14, 2021 at 11:41 PM Post #4,818 of 10,001
Your word usage and wit amaze me as always.
I may be gone for a couple days as I learn new processes and skills. I am drinking deeply of information I will need for a new project.
That sounds exciting….👍
 
Jul 15, 2021 at 3:29 AM Post #4,819 of 10,001
You may want to recheck your history if you are listing the wives in order. It goes divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. His first wife, Catherine of Aragon caused Henry to break away from Catholicism in order to get divorced. 😜 I minored in history.
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Jul 15, 2021 at 3:31 AM Post #4,820 of 10,001
Jul 15, 2021 at 8:40 AM Post #4,821 of 10,001
I have been much amused by recent posts in this thread, the repertoire has brought a smile to my face everyday! Along the way there has been mentioned some tube types that got me thinking about a couple of pairs I have in my modest collection. So, after doing some research again, and reaffirming that the latter half of the 20th century was indeed full of tube skulduggery, I’m confused 😕. Any help much appreciated.

So the first pair, Mullard or Brimar? 60’s? Or can they be tied down to an actual year?

Second pair, ’45? I think I got that date from here. But are they military spec?

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Jul 15, 2021 at 9:00 AM Post #4,822 of 10,001
1st set is Brimar. The tell-tale welded curved plates and top mica construction give it away. (Plus I have a couple of pairs of those CV1988 GTYs.) :wink:

I'll defer as to date codes for the Raytheon.
 
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Jul 15, 2021 at 1:59 PM Post #4,825 of 10,001
I'm looking for some dark sounding 6sn7 with a good bass extention. Any recommendations?
40's RCA grey glass might be worth exploring if you're wanting vintage NOS.
 
Jul 15, 2021 at 2:48 PM Post #4,826 of 10,001
Hello Tube Lovers :ksc75smile:

a few weeks ago i've got my first tube headphone amplifier. A heavy modded DarkVoice and from now i am tube rolling :sweat_smile:

At the moment i use a PSvane tube and wait for my Ken Rad VT-231 (black one).

I am also looking at some Fivre tubes. Has anyone experience with the Fivre 6SN7?

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Jul 15, 2021 at 2:53 PM Post #4,827 of 10,001
Hello Tube Lovers :ksc75smile:

a few weeks ago i've got my first tube headphone amplifier. A heavy modded DarkVoice and from now i am tube rolling :sweat_smile:

At the moment i use a PSvane tube and wait for my Ken Rad VT-231 (black one).

I am also looking at some Fivre tubes. Has anyone experience with the Fivre 6SN7?

I have heard in excess of 1900 6SN7’s and equivalents but it is hard for me to talk about a few characteristics since friends and I use 25 criteria. 😁 As I recall they did all right though. I always liked the Ken-Rad black glass as did many who were exposed to it in blind tests I conducted, the grey glass 1940's RCA was a favorite of Jason Stoddard at Schiit when he conducted a test using my tubes.
 
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Jul 15, 2021 at 3:49 PM Post #4,828 of 10,001
A repeat gigantic thank you to @Paladin79 for his counsel to me on the Melz 1578 6N8S some time ago in this thread. There is a pair of the 1959 vintage (along with Brimar CV455 KB/FB [Footscray D-getter 1956]) in my Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL MZ3…..divine!
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