Optimum gain setting will depend on your source and power amp and the quietness of your tubes. You shouldn't narrow your selection of 6SN7GT until you have taken opportunity to listen for yourself. By limiting yourself to only Ken-Rad Black Glass VT-231 and Sylvania Metal Base 6SN7W you have deprived yourself of many fine alternatives which may sound better to your ears.
Supratek tuning
To all supratek owners
My Chardonnay arrived a week ago. It's superb. Plus, I have the chance to turn it even better. From the gain switches to tube rollin' there's a lot of space for improvement. So tell me:
What kind of sonic result do you get by experimenting with the gain swithes at the upper and back sides of the preamp? Just less/more gain? In what positions (for both switches) do you get the best results?
It seems the best 6SN7 tubes for these preamps are Ken-Rad Black Glass VT-231 and Sylvania Metal Base 6SN7W. Which one of these has tighter bass? Which one has sweeter highs?
See you,
lisbon
My Chardonnay arrived a week ago. It's superb. Plus, I have the chance to turn it even better. From the gain switches to tube rollin' there's a lot of space for improvement. So tell me:
What kind of sonic result do you get by experimenting with the gain swithes at the upper and back sides of the preamp? Just less/more gain? In what positions (for both switches) do you get the best results?
It seems the best 6SN7 tubes for these preamps are Ken-Rad Black Glass VT-231 and Sylvania Metal Base 6SN7W. Which one of these has tighter bass? Which one has sweeter highs?
See you,
lisbon