Anyone use a 5687 with adapter in place of a 6922/6DJ8/7308/6N23P?


Have a small stash of original 1955 Raytheon 5687 (on contract to Sperry Gyroscopic Company for Us Air Force use) that are legit NOS/NIB.  They sounded better than anything else of that tube type that I tried in a pair of monoblocks that I no longer have.  Contemplating buying 2 of these adapters and running them in place of the 6N23Ps in a Dodd Battery Powered preamp.  

Couldn't find anything on the Forum about this.

Anyone do this?  What'd you think?

Thanks for any intel.  

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HNSZLC1?&tag=usdeexplicits-20

xenolith

Showing 1 response by dogearedaudio

Heater current aside, the 5687 is a drastically different tube, with half the gain of a 6922 and designed to run at much higher current.  I can't imagine it would be a suitable drop-in for a 6922.  There's no way to calculate how it would operate in your preamp without knowing the circuit involved.