Linlai E 6sn7 tubes

@rocray 

Good for you!. 😁Enjoy😁

@rocray  Happy for you! Enjoy the sonic bliss!

For what it’s worth, in my Don Sachs preamp I have found the ultimate combo to be a pair of the Linlai e-6SN7s on the left (main input) and a pair of the Linlai Hifi 6SN7s on the right (buffer). The full quad of e-6SN7s was great, but slightly closed in on the top frequencies, even after 200 hrs. But they have a great impactful fullness of sound otherwise. The Hifi e-6SN7s aren’t quite as impactful and powerful, but have a more neutral sound, with great clarity. The two mixed together hit the sweet spot for me.

These are the Hifi 6SN7s I ordered: http://www.mableaudio.com/en/productview.asp?sid=10225

I have twice now ordered from Mable Audio and had great experiences both times. Their site is a little glitchy - you have to register an account to order, but once you sign out you will not be able to login again. It will keep telling you you have the wrong login credentials and you can’t remedy it. They don’t seem particularly concerned about that. But just go ahead and make a new account when you are ready to order. Shipping from China isn’t cheap but you can play around the different quantities you are ordering and see the shipping costs. You may find that adding an additional pair of tubes doesn’t actually bump you up to the higher tier of shipping cost, which cuts down the per-item shipping cost overall. However, overall costs are significantly cheaper than any of the domestic resellers for Linlai.

I knew it was taking a risk ordering from them initially last year, however payment is via PayPal so I knew if anything wasn’t as it should be, I would be protected and could get my money back. By email they told me they would warranty the tubes for one year. And in my first order one of the tubes arrived with an issue, and they promptly refunded me. So despite the otherwise questionable website scaffolding, I feel comfortable ordering with them again. Shipping is pretty fast too, I received my recent order a mere eight days after placing it. Hopefully this information is helpful for others here.

Also note: I've spent 30 minutes trying to figure out how to post a picture of the tubes in my Don Sachs preamp, but have hit a wall. Can't for the life of me get a picture uploaded to this post. If anyone wants to see a picture, and can tell me how to post one, I will happily upload one.

Same with me Sid. I feel like the slow kid in the remedial math class. I can't figure out how to post pictures.

Have you tried - Postimage