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Treasure black bottle CV-181 a little darker but still a fine tube. Psvane grey glass bronze base CV-181 this one is rather special. Very detailed and has a touch of magic to it. I agree with X-3workshop. At the present prices the holy grail tubes are just not worth it and may be a sonic disappointment. Yes, you can stumble onto a deal now and then but $500 for a pair of Tungsol round plates...nah. YMMV. I messed with 6F8G's, a 6SN7 equivalent, with adapters but was not pleased with the results. Again. YMMV. I still have a very good collection of old production 6SN7's but am not using them. More YMMV. This hobby is a journey and you can go broke chasing the elusive perfect ______________. Fill in the blank. Last edited by FloridaBoy; 10-16-2016 at 11:29 AM. |
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There is a new Shuguang WE 6SN7/CV-181. I have not tried nor is there any info on the web. |
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I thought they were pretty close. Tell you what, i have a pretty large collection of tested vintage 6SN7s and VT-231s.
Last edited by jdandy; 10-16-2016 at 02:40 PM. Reason: selling on open forum against forum rules. |
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Gonna give the grey bottle a try. I reached out the Salience on that auction site. They only have "classic" grade single tubes listed, "Premium" grade where are listed as pairs. Hopefully they can ship a single "premium" grade. |
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Will send him an email. Thanks again. Last edited by jdandy; 10-16-2016 at 03:37 PM. Reason: posting personal email on public forum is against forum rules |
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I had a bad experience with a seller called Shuguangs. The premium grade has more closely matched sections than the classic.
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This is always going to be true, even if two people have the same amp and speakers. They may prefer different power tubes, driver tubes and/or rectifiers. For example some people here prefer a 6sl7 driver tube, which is significantly different than a 6sn7.
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Yes it is. Your source and cabling make a difference in driver tube preference too. That is why there is really no holy grail tube.
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