[Nic Rhodes]

wow, the german 6SN7GT, always wanted to try these, love the ceramic bits very Bendix.

 

[Clayton SF]

The sun is setting and my room is getting darker.
Flame on WA22!
 

 

[bbophead]

Oh, YEAH!

 

[Stereolab42]

  wow, the german 6SN7GT, always wanted to try these, love the ceramic bits very Bendix.

 
They don't have swastikas on them, do they? 

 

[MIKELAP]

 

  wow, the german 6SN7GT, always wanted to try these, love the ceramic bits very Bendix.

 
They don't have swastikas on them, do they? 

 

[bbophead]

Ach, ********, Achtung, MF.

 

[Krutsch]

  In other news managed to swap the top plates over yesterday without setting fire to anything (so far)
 
Also received the ex WW2 Luftwaffe 6SN7's apparently so the story goes these things were stretchered out of a crashed Messerschmitt 109, considering the PTSD these things must have and the horror of being owned by an Englishman,  they actually work and sound really bloody good. Much to my amazement they just might be better than the TS RP 1940 VT231's
 
Interesting ceramic mica
 

 
Are you Schiit'ing me? These came out of a crashed BF-109 radio set, and they still work? That's my vote for Head-Fi post of the year.

 

[Krutsch]

Obviously, I can't compete with @isquirrel 's tube porn, but today I received my Tung Sol 5998 (NOS) and the Siemens E88CC (NOS) driver tubes. I've left the Telefunken E188CCs in-place, because they sound so ridiculously awesome - I'm, not touching those puppies...
 
Nice glow from the WA3 and the 5998:
 

 
Burn in will commence with "The Essential Bobby Womack" - The Last Great Soul Man and continue with "Casting Nets" by Distance, Light & Sky.

 

[Krutsch]

 
I think you might like the 5998's. In my WA22, compared to the 7236's I got noticeably more power and deeper, fuller bass out of the TS5998's.

Wow... I am still acclimating to the 5998, but initial impressions are a lot of punch, but the mids are harsher than the previous TS 7236, especially with vocals. Yes, I know, these need time to burn in. But the lower mids and upper bass sounded incredible when I first plugged these in with Bobby Womack's California Dreamin.

 

[isquirrel]

Are you Schiit'ing me? These came out of a crashed BF-109 radio set, and they still work? That's my vote for Head-Fi post of the year.

No Shcit, when I bought them I did some research as I have never seen or heard of German made QB65's, the guy who sold them told me the story, they also have ceramic micas, also unheard of in 6SN7's. They test up well, 2850 where the minimum is 1450. They have many of the sonic attributes of the TS RP VT231's and are sounding excellent, better with use. Best 6SN7's in my collection.

They suit the Elrog's particularly well. Somehow I don't think I'll be able to find a spare set !

 

[Krutsch]

No Shcit, when I bought them I did some research as I have never seen or heard of German made QB65's, the guy who sold them told me the story, they also have ceramic micas, also unheard of in 6SN7's. They test up well, 2850 where the minimum is 1450. They have many of the sonic attributes of the TS RP VT231's and are sounding excellent, better with use. Best 6SN7's in my collection.

They suit the Elrog's particularly well. Somehow I don't think I'll be able to find a spare set !

Man... I don't know what to say, other than: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE POST PICS ... 

 

[isquirrel]

 
Man... I don't know what to say, other than: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE POST PICS ... 

 

[isquirrel]

lol, sorry couldn't resist 

 

 

[isquirrel]

 

Very cool ! even have the markings

 

[Krutsch]

 

Ha Ha Ha ... good one  

 ... now, how about the tubes?