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Without destroying the "wholeness" of a musical performance, these tubes bring every subtlety and nuance out as if there were never there before. No tube bloat here! Perfect round - yet taut - full bass notes well located in space. Vocals are not overemphasized nor lacking, and fully embroidered in lusciousness. Piano recordings are the most natural I've heard without being sharp, edgy, or muted. And guitar tone! If these do this in my home stereo monoblocks then I bet guitar players would love them in classic tubed guitar amps. And last, but not least, are the drums. Thump and snap plus shimmering cymbal strikes and coming from every corner of the soundstage. When I first tried tubes everyone talked about the good and the bad, the trade-offs, and the glory. This is the first time I've tasted the glory, and it was worth the journey.Read full review
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The 6L6 Single Ended Amplifiers I have are all designed for 6L6G, lower typically around 250VDC Plate Voltage Glass and Metal Military Tubes. They will play the 6L6GC types, with higher Plate Voltages like 400VDC to 450VDC that are used in Guitar Amps but they do not seem to sound as good. These Tung Sol 6L6G large ST Bottles with the Cryoset Treatment are probably the best 6L6G types I have played. They are easier to drive than even the finest WWII 6L6GAY types. The only 6L6 Tubes that come close to these Tung Sols are the Metal Military type 6L6 or Metal 1614 or Metal 1622 types. These Tung Sols are much better looking in the Amp than the black Metal Military Tube types. However, the best 6L6G you will put in a socket is an 807 or ATS-25 Transmitter Tube. But this requires adaptors for each 6L6G or a socket change out and rewire at each of the 6L6 sockets. Highly recommend these specific large ST Bottle Tung Sol re-issues with the Cryoset Treatment ---- definitely best of the best. There are other similar Tung Sol re-issues, but they are not as good as these. Strong focused Bass with light air highs and easy to drive even with support Tube substitutions for the typical 12AU7's or 12AX7's in a lot of 6L6G Amplifiers. Good luck and enjoy!Read full review
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I am using these huge tubes in My Marantz 8B amp. Not only do they look super cool they have very good amplification and acoustical dynamics. The mid range is super and the high range on these tubes sounds spectacular. I listen to everything from old jazz to opera and the sopranos never sounded so resonant and the saxophones so sonorous. Great looking item and fantastic quality!
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Best ever made, sound glorious pulling between 50-80mA with 270-300 VDC on the plates. I have heard nearly every type and manufacturer of 6l6 tubes, metal base 6l6, various 6l6g, various 6l6gb, 5881, RCA black plate 6l6GC, GE 6l6gc, EL37, WE350B and many others. The old National Union 6l6G is far and away the best sounding 6l6 type ever made. The VT115A version made by NU is a true treasure. My favorite output tube BY FAR.
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This tube is really fantastic, it yields deeper and fuller bass response, and the overall quality of the power tube is just a little better. The tube is a more expensive option though so they may not be better for everyone. But if you require a little more depth and fullness in your system this tube might help you out.
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