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Speaking of Pope 6SN7 tubes, someone is offering a pair on Agon for $600!!! My goodness! They would have to sound extremely good.
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That's funny! They are excellent tubes but not $600.
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Can you get a single tube on Amazon? I'm near Ft. Myers. |
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IMHO, using the right rectifier..the one that delivers the right amount of B+ voltage for a given tube to sound 'right' in your system is more important than the brand. |
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I haven't popped for any 6P3S-e tubes. Have read mixed reviews of them, most of them positive but not all. Tube Amp Doctor says that today's Sovtek 6L6WGC is the same tube and that they substitute one for the other depending upon what they have in stock. Others say the 6L6WGC is the standard 6P3S, while the 5881WXT is the 6P3Se. Confusing.
Here is a good guide to the various versions http://www.jayskyler.com/guitar-gear...ube-guide.html Cheap enough, maybe I should try them. Last edited by Bombadil; 08-22-2016 at 11:18 AM. |
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I thought all the following I had listed are equivalent to the 5Y3 you suggest, except these are 4-Pin (I use them w/adapter) and the 5Y3 is Octal: NOS RCA Radiotron 80 NOS Sylvania 80 NOS RCA Victor 80 NOS RCA Cunningham 80 NOS JAN Sylvania 80 Is there something I'm missing? Thanks for the feedback. |
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And yes, the 5Y3 and 80 rectifiers are supposedly electrically identical, but Dennis and I found that even though the distortion curves didn't necessarily change much, we were able to notice a significant sonic difference between rectifiers. |
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Search both 6P3S-e and 5881WXT you'll see the difference. I have no clue who a good seller is now. I just looked at both on fleabay and it is confusing. The military one are from the 70's-80's and have a gold grid. Last edited by FloridaBoy; 08-22-2016 at 02:30 PM. |
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