6SN7 tubes


Hello!

Come looking for a little help. I have a Mastersound Compact 845 amplifier, and I'd like to put some NOS tubes in it to replace the stock Electro Harmonix. Not the power tubes, just the driver and pre-driver tubes. Kinda stuck with Shuguang for the power tubes...

Anyways, the pre-driver tubes are 12AU7/ECC82's, and the driver tubes are 6SN7's. Problem is, the pre-driver stock tubes are labelled 12AU7A...the driver tubes are labelled 6SN7GTB.

I have a matched pair of NOS Telefunken ECC82/12AU7's- minus the "A" designation at the end. Can I drop these in, or is it a question for the maufacturer? Also, I'm hunting for some NOS 6SN7's- does it matter if they're straight 6SN7's, 6SN7GTA or GTB?

What's the difference with these minute designations at the end of the tube name? Am I overcomplicating things here?

Thanks in advance for any advice!
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Showing 1 response by analogluvr

The shuguang 845c is even better than the b. Not sure what casouza has experienced but I and most others have found telefunkens to be king of the hill. There is a reason that they command the big dollars. Tried Amperex orange globe and found them to be more aggressive in the highs which may or may not be a good thing.