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EL34 vs. 6L6GC vs. 7591 ? Truth - Who's Best !
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maxhifi
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Very? I don't know about that. It was certainly popular in the early 50s before the EL84 really took off, but I can't think of a single *popular* 6V6GT amp from the last 30 years.
I do like the tube and it can sound good, I'm just talking popular in hifi.
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sure, but i see 6V6 maggies and stromberg carlsons being rebuild, resold left and right...heck the gateway drug of tube amps is the st-70, the gateway drug of tube DIY may be the magnavox 175. then u build a marblewood...theres the HK A300 as well
me too
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Hi-Fi folks don't know what they're missing.
maxhifi
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Ah, I was thinking commercially produced amps you could get at a hifi store. There's that Audio Note kit too.
If we are talking kits, vintage, DIY, etc. And sun valley
The other way around, tubes coveted by Hi-Fi folks and not guitar amp dudes — is the round plate TungSol (USA) VT-231/6SN7GT.
Every sample I've heard in a guitar amp was microphonic to some degree. I know of aftermarket products and DIY tricks audiophiles use to help reduce this issue. These don't work in combo guitar amps, which are toted around.
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there are probably more 6V6 amps than hifi stores these days.
I expect direct heat triode power tubes also fall into this realm. Were there ever commercial guitar amps built around 2A3's or anything else of that general type?
Bottlehead Moreplay Preamplifier Kit
The Moreplay preamp features a 6V6-based circuit and three switchable inputs. It’s the perfect hub for digital and analog sources alike.
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I have never seen a guitar amp with a 2A3 or 45.
me neither.
The 6V6 is popular for some hifi folks. Several of us have built this project. Actually several of us just in my city. But, it's DIY not commercial. I have some Bell 6V6 PP amps, the 2199 model.
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DIY - Sakuma-Schade 6V6 Amp
Can't believe I haven't built a tube amp since Dec. 2018. Some will remember the build. This time I'm going to use the RH version with feedback. It will look about the same as the old build. Have all the parts. Just have to get motivated. :) Here's the old build of the SE6V6 tri-strapped...
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I think to be fair you would have to include Heathkit and Eico in the amp arena too. And of course, the progenitor of them all is the "Williamson and/or Mullard" circuits.
the tube curious is likely to come across the dynaco or maggie first.
analogadict
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Poindexter's Musical Machine?
I don't know anything about guitar amps , but the EL84 is not that common. Is it ?
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maxhifi
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Perhaps they're better represented when you live than me.
sure. you named a tube thats popular in hifi today.
here are some current amps
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Lol yes, grey market non UL listed Chi-Fi and DIY applications seem quite common. Nobody I know uses one though, and I've never been asked to repair one, but I have worked on countless EL34, KT88, 6550, EL84 and even 300B, KT120 and KT150 amps. IMO the "tube curious" option is more like a PrimaLuna than a Dyanco these days. The days of a decent used ST70 for $300 are about over. The only 6V6GT amps I get to play with on any sort of a regular basis say Fender on them. I only stock the tube for guitar or perhaps old radio applications. Now this could be simply because people who own 6V6 amps do their own work. In any case I do like the tube, just as I like most tubes.
hifi stores, yes (2), but not many cities have them. tube hifi is becoming more and more popular tho.
like i said, dynaco. also the maggies.
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