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Xcalibur255 replied to the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.).In this case there is no difference. VT-94 is the military part number for a 6J5. Some mil-spec tubes do have construction...
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Xcalibur255 reacted to raindownthunda's post in the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.) with Like.The metal KR 6J5, GE 6J5, and especially the RCA 6J5 are all on the warm to very warm side. Luckily they are cheap enough to try without...
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Xcalibur255 replied to the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.).I think the first year for 6J5 was '37 or '38. I honestly think when it comes to KT66 one can grab a pair of new production Gold Lions...
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Xcalibur255 replied to the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.).What you're describing is pretty much what the older Raytheon 6J5 tubes sound like to my ears. Particularly the old 6J5G versions, but...
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Xcalibur255 replied to the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.).@reg66 If you're trying to get warmer than the Brimar then a Raytheon 6J5WGT brown base would be a good bet. Or it's older cousin the...
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Xcalibur255 replied to the thread 1101 Audio custom crafted headphone amps.My own amp gets hot enough that it triggers the hot-stove touch reflex if I put my hand on the top plate after it's been on a while, I...
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Xcalibur255 reacted to raindownthunda's post in the thread 1101 Audio custom crafted headphone amps with Like.OK, fine... For science, and posterity: It sounds pretty good... Honestly I'm not sure how different it sounds from 2 or 4 as I got a...
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Xcalibur255 reacted to LostControl85's post in the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.) with Like.A little tubey goodness. This forum has been a great resource. Much thanks to you guys.
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Xcalibur255 reacted to bcowen's post in the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.) with Like.For sure. :laughing: But then were tubes from the '30's - '70's ever built with sound quality as a design parameter? Or simply to...
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Xcalibur255 reacted to bcowen's post in the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.) with Like.Man. I've been slacking off here. I only have 15 in the speaker setup (8 amp, 5 preamp, 2 DAC) and 10 in the HP rig (amp only). This...
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Xcalibur255 reacted to leftside's post in the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.) with Like.As I enjoy tube gear so much, I decided to go "all in" on tubes a few years ago. DACs, preamps, speaker amps and headphone amps. I have...
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Xcalibur255 reacted to Isaacc7's post in the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.) with Like.I'm putting on my grumpy hat now... If you don't have any of these tubes I wouldn't sweat it. If you look across this thread, and this...
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Xcalibur255 reacted to mordy's post in the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.) with Like.My wife asks me why I don’t sell some of the tubes I have: -You know, one day it is all going to end up on the sidewalk! Maybe I should...
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Xcalibur255 reacted to mordy's post in the thread The Reference 6J5 Thread (L63, 6C5, 12J5, 6P5, etc.) with Like.In addition to personal taste I want to point out that the sound of a tube often is amp dependent. The same tube may not sound the same...