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What is your favorite tube for a preamplifier ?

Personally I like what the classic 6SN7 vacuum tube does
for opening up the soundstage and the 3 dimentional images it produces,along with the 5AR4 rectifier tube.
Please add your opinions and why.
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casouza
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Great suggestions so far.
If you are into DIY, 76 and 6J5 are two of the most linear tubes ever made.
The 6SN7 is a direct descendant of the 6J5.
Have fun!
casouza
239 posts
 
Ecclectique, you are correct, I forgot to mention that 6J5 has only one triode as opposed to two triodes in a 6SN7.

I wonder if you have found a military equivalent of the 6SL7, similar to your favorite 7193 in place of a 6SN7 ?
Best wishes for 2010
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