What does the "high gain" option refer to when buying preamp tubes


I received an email from tube depot and I was browsing 6SN7s and noted that one of the options available was "high gain."

Does this mean that selecting that option for a tube would increase gain, or does it mean that selecting that option would be a better tube for preamps/systems that are already high gain?

Or am I cold on both guesses?

Thanks in advance/Matt

 

immatthewj

Showing 1 response by designsfx

The text below was found on Harmony Central from a post were someone asked the same question 15 years ago. I don’t know if it’s the correct explanation or not but at least it’s an answer to your question-

Tube Store options

Standard Test = normal test to make sure tube is operational

High Gain = actually opposite of what it sounds, handles more high gain therefore making it actually have LESS gain

Matching = should be self explanatory, matches tubes to be same

Balanced Triodes = what you normally use for phase inverter slot

Matched + Balanced Triodes = same only matched, probably won't use for guitar head

Low Noise and Microphonics = mainly for playback equipment