I do not have experience with 6sn7 Linlai ,but I have with Linlai Elite 845 , and Elite 274B rectifier. In my amp I was using 5ar4 gz34 Philips Amperex nos ,but Elite 274B is far better. Better bass , and clarity and instrument separation . You can not go wrong with them.
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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@decooney, it appears that the Psvanes are definitely cut from the same cloth. First off,you are far more eloquent than I am! In comparison to the Linlai’s,the blue globes seem a tiny bit rolled off on the top end,but definitely not dull. I find the low end to dig just as deep,but with just a little on the flabby side, but not sloppy at all. These are also very quiet,just like the Linlai’s. I think they do a good job of projecting a 3D soundstage,just not quite as wide as the Linlai’s. I totally agree with you about having more options out there. I have no issue with running these newly manufactured tubes vs vintage. Of course, I’m not going to commit to not buying vintage tubes. ;-) |
@rocray for comparison, I would not characterize the bass on the Gray Glass / Gold base CV181 MKII Psvanes as being tight or super fast either. It’s not flabby, yet slightly more on the "bloomy" side, which I like. I have been sort of looking for this bloomy character with various 6SN7s too. In my experience this character also tends to bring nice lower midrange tones along with it. Something I prefer with my all-tube system. All part of my intentional moves away from analytical solid state sound past 5+ years. The best part about tubes, tuning the sound. |
@decooney,bloomy was the term I was looking for. |
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