6P14P for 7189?

[EastPoint]

Test it as an EL84 / 6BQ5 - it's basically a Russian one.

 

[malden]

O.K., thanks. Just wanted to make sure.

 

[malden]

Are the 6P14P-EV still being manufactured?

 

[crispycircuit]

The EL-84m usually need a bias check since they tend to draw more current. They are a rugged tube.

 

[gadget73]

Are the 6P14P-EV still being manufactured?

Yes and no. That number is no longer made, but for all practical purposes a Sovtek EL84M is the same tube. Same factory, same equipment, and laying them side by side you'd be very hard pressed to tell them apart. In an amp they perform the same as far as I've ever been able to measure or hear.

 

[malden]

Thanks!

 

[triode17]

I've been using straight 6p14p's in place of 7189's in my Scott LK48B for a long time now. They've lasted very well and sound great.

Me too. I have about 200 hrs. on them now and they are running 'straight and true'. Plus, they are cheaper than the EL84M, which is the same tube. There are some good sites in Moscow (didn't think I would ever say that) that sell these and they are good people to work with. Try rutubes.com.
The only thing that seems different is they take a bit longer to heat up but so what.