Linlai E 6sn7 tubes
I just placed an order for a pair of these for my Aric Audio Motherlode II. I’ve been chatting with a fellow that runs the E 6sn7 in his Don Sachs pre. He loves them, He says they make his NOS tubes sound thin and lifeless.
It will be a couple weeks until I receive them,and I was curious if anyone out in Agon land has tried these,and what are your impressions?
Thanks in advance,
Ray
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I was recently looking for two matched pairs of 845 tubes. Everyone I talked to suggested PSvane Acme Series as the way to go. That used to be the recomendation from Grant Fidelity as well. Then Grant had a falling out with PSvane, and suddendly those tubes are crap and Linlai is the best thing since sliced bread. I had some conversations with Grant (owner is actually a lady) and she mostly complained about the way PSvane was treating her as a customer. Very little talk about the quality issue until it got around to her new supplier. I am always leary of anything a retailer has to say about a product once they no longer carry the item. Of course the new prodict is going to be so much better. Short story long, I used DHGate, a Chinese version of Amazon, and order a couple pairs of PSvane 845's. Order was fulfilled by a company called China HIFI Audio. The tubes arrived at my front door by DHL in 11 days. Good tracking all the way. They sounded good right from the start and my system sounds fabulous about a couple hundred hours. |
@lowrider57 In discussions with a vendor for Linlai tubes, I asked about the difference between the "Elite Tube" and the "Global Elite". He told me Linlai only makes one tube in the Elite series. Claims the "Global" is nothing more than branding added to the tube by the distributor for the North American market. Has anyone seen any actual proof that is is not the case? I find it had to believe Linlai has created two completly separate product lines. The "marketing" ploy would seem more logical. I'm thinking of buying some Linlai tubes and would love to have this issue cleared up before I do. |
Su Qi liaomei7@qq.com I have just pruchased some Linlai tubes from this vendor direct in China. He speaks, writes and reads English expertly. He was willing to offer the tubes I wanted at 30% below the best price I had found. Shipped by DHL, they take about 10 days door to door. I would highly recommend sending him an email and ask for a price on what you want. My experience was first rate. |