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 2 responses by yogiboy

All 6SN7s tubes are the same gain!

6SN7 is a dual triode vacuum tube with an eight-pin octal base. It provides a medium gain (20 dB).

Tube depot charges $2.00 to test the tube. Like I said the gain is the same on all 6SN7s tubes. No test is going to change that! You should give them a call to explain what they mean!