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  Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody
I will have a Supratek Chenin in my set up in a day or so. Since so many folks are rolling tubes around here I was hoping to garner a comprehensive list of everybodies favorite tube compliments. Be it NOS or NIB or WLATB (Whatever's layin around the basement)
Being that the "Deal of the Century" thread is a little more like a novel I figured this would be a good place to post questions and answers related to one subject of Supratek amps and pres.
On to the subject of me. I don't have immediate plans to swap tubes as I've figured that Mr. Maloney would supply us with something listenable for the break in period. But, since so many have reported such dramatic improvments I want to ask this question:
What is your favorite compliment for quietest gain and dynamics in the phono stage?
I will be using the Chenin exclusively for vinyl ( I don't have a CD player) and listen to loads of early rock and roll and Jazz bands, smaller jazz bands mostly, quartets and quintets. Some classical, the usual Beethoven and Mozart, but usually just a lot of loud garage rock.
Ok, now lets see what happens.
Mc5baby  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-05-05
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10-19-05   Anybody bothered to try the valve art 350b? we and nu are to ...   Kgturner

10-29-05   Kgturner. i have never tried the new valve arts as the regul ...   Ecclectique

10-29-05   Hey slowhand. how good is that! congrats man.   Ecclectique

11-21-05   I just recieved a pair of nin,nos,tungsol 6f6gs st,boy do th ...   Raytheprinter

12-04-05   Hello guys,concerning my response above ;i love how these tu ...   Raytheprinter

12-04-05   Check with brendan at tube world 920-208-0353. few tube vend ...   Wc65mustang

12-04-05   Hey ray.i will check my stash. i have a bunch of 6f6g's.   Ecclectique

12-04-05   Hi gang. mem916. did those marconi px4's show up?   Ecclectique

12-04-05   Thanks guys!are the st 6f6gs made in the 1930s-40s ?   Raytheprinter

12-04-05   Wc65mustang,they only have one used one in stock,,thanks ...   Raytheprinter

12-05-05   Hi ray. the 6f6g [shoulder shaped bottles]were the first exa ...   Ecclectique

12-05-05   . wc65mustang, . have you tried tung sol 5881's as well as t ...   Cello

12-05-05   Hi all, i want to improve my phono stage by replacing the 6 ...   Nickatkins

12-06-05   Larry, mick told me that the tung sols are an improvement ...   Wc65mustang

12-06-05   Hi mustang. i'd love to hear your thoughts on the el 45 comp ...   Ecclectique

12-06-05   Ecclectique, well it will be a busy weekend. i purchased a ...   Wc65mustang

12-12-05   . david / wc65mustang, . thanks for the advice on the 5881's ...   Cello

12-13-05   Hi larry, i bought my gt's from brendan at tube world. i'v ...   Wc65mustang

12-13-05   . wc65mustang, . thanks for the quick response. . i buy 90 ...   Cello

12-13-05   Larry, if i'm not mistaken it is a russian designed (and b ...   Wc65mustang

12-14-05   Hi gang. larry/mustang.....yes, the 6h30 is a dual triode d ...   Ecclectique

12-14-05   . wc65mustang....thanks for the heads up on the siemens 7308 ...   Cello

12-14-05   Hi larry. did you get yourself a grange too? the partsconne ...   Ecclectique

12-15-05   I am assuming the supratek can handle the 6h30. while often ...   Whoopadeedoo

12-16-05   . david, . i received my grange last february and love it. ...   Cello

12-18-05   . wc65mustang, . have you had a chance to compare the 300b's ...   Cello

12-18-05   Larry, actually not yet as i'm playing with a pair of emis ...   Wc65mustang

12-18-05   . wc65mustang, . i am getting an incredible amount of micr ...   Cello

12-18-05   Hey larry, congrats on the grange,i'm very jealous. i am st ...   Ecclectique

12-18-05   Hi larry, i read your last post just after i posted mine. i ...   Ecclectique

12-18-05: Wc65mustang
Larry,
I use Herbie's on all of my signal tubes except the 45 mesh plates. Although my preamp is equipped to run 300B, I have not tried them yet so I can't answer your question. As I posted prior, the 45's are much less microphonic than the PX/4 which I never plan to use again. No dampers in the power supply as there is no need.
I do not use 6SN7 as Mick's personal choice is the 76 in that position. I replaced the stock 76 with a pair of 1942 RCA VT-37 which made a significant improvement in the mids.
I took Whoopadeedoo's advice and ordered a pair of the special Russian 6H30 yesterday.
To address your first concern, yes there is a fair amount of microphonics with this preamplifier; it's the price we pay for greatness. Believe it or not the best device I've used and settled on is one of those Gingko rubber ball platforms. I tried cones, roller bearings, and Symposium but for this particular application the Gingko works the best. Give it a shot; they offer a money back guarantee. You'll need the Cloud 11 which is the larger version of the Cloud 10.

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12-18-05   . wc & david, . thanks for advice. . do the 45's require the ...   Cello

12-18-05   Larry, no i have not heard the 6sn7 as my grange is not co ...   Wc65mustang

12-18-05   Larry, sorry i forgot to address your vibration question. ...   Wc65mustang

12-18-05   Hi larry. a tough call on the choice of either the 76 or the ...   Ecclectique

12-19-05   Hi larry. i am not at all surprised that the grange is sensi ...   Ecclectique

12-19-05   A dissenting opinion on 76. i'm not a big fan. i have many ...   Whoopadeedoo

12-19-05   i'd much rather use 6sn7 then 76 tubes myself which is not ...   Wc65mustang

12-19-05   Any cabernet owner's have any thoughts? mine came fitted wit ...   Larryrosen

12-19-05   Larry unless you can switch the filament voltage from 5v to ...   Wc65mustang

12-19-05   . mc, . i have a switch on my grange only that allows me to ...   Cello

12-19-05   Ecclectique, hi david, my syrah was very prone to microphon ...   Slowhand

12-20-05   Hi slowhand. i am not sure how to respond here as my syrah h ...   Ecclectique

12-23-05   Hi ecclectique and slowhand,i have the chenin,the only time ...   Stiltskin

12-24-05   Well, i have not rolled any nos tubes in my cortese yet, so ...   Slowhand

01-26-06   Hi cello,mustang,larry. curious as to what the general conce ...   Ecclectique

03-02-06   Has anyone had any experience with 300b tubes and 45 solid p ...   Larryrosen

03-11-06   Larry, i own a grange, i had the emission labs 45 mesh pla ...   Dlanselm

03-17-06   Allow me to ressurect this thread. as a cabernet owner i am ...   Larryrosen

03-17-06   Larry,i have used the tj and the eh 300bs.they are quite dif ...   Jtgofish

03-18-06   Thanks jt, i'd love to read about your experience. -l   Larryrosen

03-18-06   I am now using tj meshplate px4s.these sound better than the ...   Jtgofish

12-29-07   In the chenin, can i disconnect the power supply from the re ...   Baranyi

01-03-08   Has anyone tried the new tung-sol "reissue" tubes. ...   V21

08-24-08   Syrah/chenin tubes i have a syrah which is the same as the ...   Netexpress

08-24-08   Netexpress, 300b, px/4 or 45 tubes are designated for vario ...   Powers

08-24-08   Hello, first off, let's make sure we are only talking about ...   Amandarae

08-29-08   Thanks for the clarification about which tubes may be used w ...   Netexpress

08-29-08   Hi there, i got a chenin just before mick shut up shop and ...   Jaspert

08-30-08   Thanks for the clarification about which tubes may be used w ...   Netexpress

03-11-11   Just reviving this old thread as i have found what for me is ...   Ait

03-12-11   Thanks,i will have to try a pair soon!i always wanted to try ...   Raytheprinter

03-12-11   Just for completeness, i'm running a mullard gz33 rectifier, ...   Ait

03-14-11   Ait,sounds good,i have a mullard gz-37 that works well in m ...   Raytheprinter


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