My favorite EL34 type is the Genalex Gold Lion KT-77 reproductions. Fantastic sounding tubes top to bottom and around $200 a quad or less. Highly recommended!
Reasonably Priced 6CA7 NOS (or even good used old stock) Tubes Available Anywhere?
As the title says, I am in need of some reasonably priced 6CA7's tubes for newly purchased monoblock amps. NOS, or even used old stock that tests well would be fine. A big part of the problem is quantity. I need two matched quads of 6CA7's. I've checked all the usual places and pricing is through the roof. I cannot afford to spend $1000.00 or more to provide tubes for the amps.
This is alsol really driven by the fact that there is only one currently produced 6CA7 that I can locate, and its mediocre at best.
This is alsol really driven by the fact that there is only one currently produced 6CA7 that I can locate, and its mediocre at best.
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The Shuguang EL34 is quite nice, and very cheap and should be a direct sub for 6CA7. https://www.ebay.com/p/Four-Quad-Current-Matched-Shuguang-Chinese-El34-Vacuum-Tubes-El-34/516728638?... However, if you must have a 6CA7 due to a preference for beam power tubes then the Electro Harmonix is very durable and sounds quite stout. looks butch too. |
How many hours You listen Your amp on 90-100 % of full output power?I doubt the Your time is no more 2-3 min. per day. And You will pay thousand for this time? For this price You can buy amp with realy audiophill tubes with better sound, like SE 2A3, PP 6V6, ..../Your tubes are for guitar amps with sharp sound, that You sense like detail?!/. You can also contact with audiophills, that build really cool sounding tube amps. |
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