JAN Coin Base 6V6

[GOYA]

How do these JAN 6V6 rate for audio? Let's say compared to the new Tung-Sols?

I believe the JAN tubes are of GE manufacture.

 

[Patrick620]

How do these JAN 6V6 rate for audio? Let's say compared to the new Tung-Sols?

I believe the JAN tubes are of GE manufacture.

I'm guessing that you meant to include a link or pic?

 

[Sam Cogley]

Every tube company in the US (and some foreign) made Joint Army Navy tubes. Without seeing the markings, it's impossible to tell who made it, though I think the only coin-base 6V6 I've ever encountered is a GE.

 

[GOYA]

I'm guessing that you meant to include a link or pic?

Nope, I meant to use "the" instead of "these". My apologies.

They are indeed GE tubes.

Are the GE coin based 6V6 as good as the new Tung-Sols?

Sound? Reliability? Any opinions are welcome.

I need to get a quad and I can get a good deal on the JANs but for just a little more, I can get new Tung-Sols.

They're going in a Maggie 8802. The 4 in there now are all from different manufacturers. Kind of a hobo stew of 6V6s.

 

[Sam Cogley]

GE output tubes are generally excellent. I haven't heard a set of 6V6s (my 8802 is running RCAs), but I love their 6L6-family tubes.

 

[spaceman]

I'd say grab the coin-based GEs, they don't make them anymore. It'll be easy to grab Tung-Sols later, for comparisons, but you don't find those GEs every day. As far as how they sound, I like the GEs quite a bit, definitely some good ones. :thmbsp:

 

[Phototone]

Its generally believed that all vintage tubes were made to higher processing standards than currently made tubes.

 

[GOYA]

Thanks for the help, guys.