Peshmerga
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Hello Head-fiers. I registered ages ago, but have not done much replying. I too bought GE and Westinghouse 6GL7's, and unlike most of the replies, I love them. I had GE 6FD7s coupled with my HD-800's, and thought: You know, I'm itching to try these tubes Jack's been raving about. I was pleased with the 6FD7's, so something with similar specifications should sound roughly the same. I was wrong. Right after removing the 6FD7s and installing the 6GL7s, I was greeted with deeper bass, and a crisper treble. There definitely is more gain with these tubes, but found keeping the volume control at the same point as the the 6FD7s listenable.
Now I'll be honest. I do not prefer warmer sound characteristics, and prefer a bit of sibilance and bloom. The 6CY7s that came as the stock tube, I found bland and dull with my HD-800s. I also bought Jack's 7N7-6DE7 adapters and found the later GTA style 7N7s not that enjoyable. The older GT style T, or Box plates sacrificed some treble in lieu for a deeper soundstage. Seemingly I am contradicting myself, but somehow, I sort of liked the T-Plates. Oh well, If I ever build up the balls to save for a WA5-LE, I'll have the perfect driver tubes, with an adapter of course.
I use to listen to my father, in a band, play music live, and found that their music was a great deal more bassy and, "treble happy" than my, sadly broken, HD-580's. I used, and still own a: Denon DCM-460, Creek OBH-11, and that was about it, as far as Hi-Fi or Mid-Fi. Now I have my HD-800's, WA-6, MHDT Havana, and a Cambridge Audio Azur 640A to from which my WA-6 is fed from. Things now sound more bassy, a bit brighter, more forgiving in the midrange, and thusly more lively sounding. From hearing Head-Fi's praises of the WA5, I should be able to sit idley enough by, to save for one.
Don't take all these bad reviews for granted. I could have warped hearing, but then again so could you, and you could like what the 6GL7 has to offer
Nice write up. I, too, own a WA6. Your information regarding the 6GL7s is interesting. Something for me to keep in mind, should I ever want to try out the 6GL7s.
