You have a really nice collection of tubes!
D@mn Ian, you have some nice tubes and gear!
Nice to see you here @Monsterzero, I just started checking out your reviews and subscribed to your channel.
Agree tube rolling is like finding that right spice to enhance the ‘flavor’
Some work really well and some don’t.
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Hey Fellas! As an avid tube roller, it is nice to find this thread!
Tubes listed below, and used with Cavalli Liquid Platinum & Bottlehead Crack Speedball.
6922/E88CC & 7308/E188CC
- Brimar CV2492
- Mullard CV2492 (wrinkle glass)
- Telefunken E88CC
- Siemens E88CC (grey shield)
- Amperex 7308 (PQ white label)
- Philips SQ E188CC (grey shield/ big O getter)
ECC88/6DJ8
- Amperex Holland Bugle Boy ECC88 (d getters 58’)
- Siemens ECC88 ( big o getter grey shield)
12AU7/ECC82
- Brimar 6067
- Brimar ECC82 ( long plate square getter)
- Brimar CV4034
- Brimar CV4003
- Brimar 13D5
- Mullard ECC82 (long plate square getter 57’ K61 Blackburn)
- Amperex ECC82 (long plate foil d getter 56’)
- Amperex 7316 (long plate foil d getter 58’)
- Sylvania Gold Brand 5814A (square getter & grey short plate)
- Sylvania JHS 5814A (triple mica square getter & grey short plate)
- CBS/Hytron 5814A (black plate square getter)
6080/6AS7G/5998
- Bendix 6080WB (slotted plate copper grid post)
- Bendix 6080WB (solid plate steel grid post)
- Tung Sol 6080WB (solid plate copper grid post)
- Tung Sol 6080
- Tung Sol 5998
- Tung Sol/Chatham 6AS7G
- RCA 6AS7G (black plate)
396A/2C51
- WE396A ( JW square getter)
- Tung Sol 2C51 ( JTL square getter)
6SN7GT
- Brimar CV1988 (black glass)
- Brimar CV1988 (clear glass)
- Sylvania 6SN7GT (“Bad Boys” 3- hole The Real Deal from 52’)
- KenRad 6SN7GT (staggered black plates & black glass)
- KenRad 6SN7GT (staggered black plates & clear glass)
- National Union 6SN7GT (grey glass)
- RCA 6SN7GT(grey glass VT-231 JAN CRC)
- Westinghouse 6SN7GTB (square getter black plate)
- Foton 6N8S (53’)
The list continues to grow, and I am always on the hunt for the next one. . .
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Hi Monsterzero,
Are you selling your 6SN7 tubes? Which ones do you have as a matched pair? I’m plugging them in to my Cayin HA-300 tube amp
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As usual, I have been tube hunting lately, and just added a few more to my collection. I found my “Holy Grail” tube. 
This tube has it all, and it has been late nights since I got them. They put you there with the musicians, unlike any tube I have heard before. I have 3 variations now, and they are all incredible.
Tubes recently added to collection.
-ECC82 Hamburg Long Plate D Getter 56’ (K62 D6H)
-ECC82 Hamburg Long Plate Foil D Getter 56’ (K62 D6F)
-ECC82 Hamburg Long Plate Big O Getter 57’ (K62 D7H)
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Thanks! Finally got my end-game (for now, haha) amp with the Cayin HA-300!
Now I gotta start thinking about rolling the tubes. For the 300b, I’m seriously considering the Psvane Acme Supreme 300b.
For the 6SN7, I’m thinking about either a matched pair of Sylvania VT-231/6SN7GT 3-hole Bad Boy or Tung Sol Black Glass Round Plate.
If anyone’s selling theirs, I’d love to buy it!
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Those are both killer 6SN7 tubes, and I own several pairs of both. Another 6SN7, that I recommend that can hang with those, is the Brimar CV1988 Black Glass.
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Hey Joey I am selling my 6SN7s,6SL7s and 12SN7s. Im having Glenn redo my amp so I wont be using these tube types anymore.
Unfortunately,the GOTL only takes a single tube in that slot so I do not have any pairs.
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My top 2 choices for EL84 types are
Tungsram EL84
TungsramEL84.1 by drjlo2, on Flickr
tungsramEL84.2 by drjlo2, on Flickr
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Cool pics! I am curious what tube amps you are using? I just started researching the EL84 tube, as I plan to get the ZMF Pendant, which uses that tube.
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It’s Almarro A205a Mk II, which Almarro custom made for me with 4-pin XLR jack in front, further modded internally.
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Cool stuff! Thanks for the info.
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Not sure if replying to myself is proper protocol but, late night style, I have to say on the pirate’s island of dual triode gain tubes, the Brimar 6060 Yellow T is the Bruce Lee of the bunch in this MAD EAR+ HD. It makes everything sound bigger than big, quicker than quick, cleaner than clean, deeper than deep. Oh deeper than deep.
W10 Roon>HQPlayer>RME ADI-2 DAC fs>SE (DIY w Kimber Wire)>Mapletree Audio Design Ear+ HD (Upgraded caps and pot), HD 6xxM (Kidd Mod), HD 600.
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Dont sleep on the Ken Rad SN7s. Bass to die for!
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I did have the Ken-Rad '44 Black Glass on my Lyr 3, but I thought it was a bit lean compared to the Bad Boys Sylvania. Now, on my HA-300, I found the stock Shuguang 6SN7 Gold bottle has a great sound, even better than the Bad Boys. Similar bass, but much better treble and mid-treble on the Shuguang. I do wonder what the Ken-Rad '44 matched pair would sound on my HA-300, though.
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Interesting. On my Glenn,the BadBoys were nice,but the bass couldnt compete with the staggered plate KRs.
Same goes for the 6J5s,which im using w/ adapter. I sold off all of my SN7s. 6J5s sound better and are cheaper. Win/win.
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Just a heads up for everyone I started a new thread, concerning a really cool tube.
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