6N8S 6SN7 6Н8С tubes?


I was goofing around on ebay a while ago and came on a listing for "NEVZ"(?) 6N8S 6SN7 6Н8С tubes for sale.  The only group of characters I am familiar with is the 6SN& . . . are the 6N8S and 6Н8С interchangeable with 6SN&?  And by any chance does anyone know what NEVZ means?

immatthewj

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@immatthewj

Yes those are all Russian tube equivalents of the 6SN7 family. I have bought from Ukraine several old stock Russian tube styles and most are very nice tubes for the money. Some can be very good and price doesn’t always go with SQ. If supply is good prices are low. My limited experience rank on the Russian factories are Melz (‘50’s 6n8s/1578), Reflector ( all tubes ‘50’s to early ‘70’s), Voskhod (6n23p/6922 ‘60’s to early ‘70’s), Foton (6n8s, 6P3s/6l6), I received some Nevz tubes with my tube preamp and amp and was not impressed but not much to gauge it on. I always look for good review history and test results to reduce risk. All but 1-2 tubes have worked, received replacements or refunds and tested close on my tester.