6DJ8 vs. 6922?


Alright tube aficionados, are 6DJ8 and 6922 tubes inter-changeable? I would ask Roger Modjeski or Tim de Paravicini, but they're both dead.

Anyone care to name their favorites of each tube, for use in phono and/or line stage pre-amps?

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Showing 1 response by blisshifi

I’ve tried more tubes in this variant than I would care to mention. Oddly, favorites were the Amperex 6DJ8 with a white globe. I’ve never seen these anywhere else, and they sounded better than other Amperex 7308 (military spec) with white lettering that are $$$, despite the 6DJ8 spec supposedly being the lowest of 6DJ8/6922/7308. If you can find any Amperex 6DJ8 with a white globe on em, try it out. 

The Amperex JAN 7308 is white good as well, as is the Reflektor 6N23-P. The latter are still available on Viva Tubes, where I’ve purchased some in the past:

https://www.vivatubes.com/true-nos-nib-matched-pair-6n23p-ev-soviet-russia-6922-6dj8-mil-spec-vacuum-tubes/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvJyjBhApEiwAWz2nLW99-7nP7mCqeHI5qaNO9Vg8Bh1LO1_4SJh4OZ29vft9PlZBAPwElRoCTFoQAvD_BwE