Out of billions of humans one data point opinion does not provide evidence. Opinions vary. Unidentified "People on this forum" commenting on something sounding good does not mean that it is better, best or whatever.
You have your opinion only and are welcome to that but there is no explicit data to back up this claim. Again, the opinions of others are valid and are to be respected but do not substantiate sweeping claims.
By all means please do start your own thread to cover the 6AQ5 SE amp.
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Hello,
People can certainly say what they want.
Allow me to review the gist of 65, 67 and 68.
Posts 65 and 67 are the same person, commenting on not liking 7 Pin tubes in general ( 65 ) and even a 9 Pin tube is " tippy ". The poster states in 67 he has " no feelings about the tube ".
Poster in 68 says his fingers are fat and he has failing eyesight.
Yes, people can and should be able to say such things. I agree. Fine with me, and you. Give them room to post what they want !! What they posted, however, has " little or nothing " to do with the performance of the 6AQ5 tube. The title of this thread is " tube amp design guys why no love for a 6AQ5. "
Well, I happen to be a tube amp design guy. ( 'Have been since about 1983.) I am talking about a 6AQ5's performance, when optimized, in this thread.
I have designed and built from-scratch two different direct-coupled SE amps using a 6AQ5 in the past . Unlike the thread's title, however, I happen to LOVE the sound of a 6AQ5 when well-implemented. I wanted to express myself, and tell others, of my positive experiences, herein, and how good this tube can sound.
I don't think I need to begin a new thread, to be able to discuss a 6AQ5, in this thread.
On a planned new ( third ) 6AQ5 SE build, after I order parts, and start on construction, I will do a separate thread, to show how I modify parts, etc., and go about my SE builds. ' Also hope to display the upcoming build, via photos. Its fun to share such stuff. People like seeing that.
Most statements I make are ONLY my own opinions, but, it comes from direct experience - from the actual self - designing and building, of P-P and SE amps.
Dowto1000