Wow! Make Your Own 6L6's

inspiredsports
inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
edited April 2011 in The Clubhouse
I found this to be interesting . . . I guess all you need is a glass blowing factory to go with them :biggrin:

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Octal-8-Pin-Black-Gold-Pins-Tube-Base-6L6GC-Etc-/310313056053

"Octal 8 Pin Tube Base With Gold Plated Pins For 6L6GC, 5U4GB, 6V6GT And Similar Based Tubes.

Outside diameter 1.304", inside diameter 1.194", height .865". Great for making your own tube adapters, test jigs, replacing broken bases on old tubes or for making your own 6L6GCs, KT88s etc. for a fraction of those "rip off" N.O.S. prices! Brand new base made in China.

Prompt shipping in the continental USA is $x.xx for any quantity of these bases. Air shipping anywhere outside of the U.S.A. is $xx.xx for any quantity of these bases."
VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
NAD SS rigs w/mods
GIK panels
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited April 2011
    I asked the seller how to make your own 6L6's and he responded :biggrin::

    "Dear inspiredsports,

    Yes, but somebody would have to offer me a whole lot of money to share my 'recipe'.

    Steve Melkisethian / Angela Instruments / http://www.angela.com"
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,190
    edited April 2011
    I'm no fan of this at all. As cheap as tubes are , why would one take to time and effort to do so. I can see hobiest going and doing all this but if their isn't any sonic benefits from making your own, I still don't see the need.

    The Russians been making quality tubes for as long as I can remember
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2011
    It would be nice to have something that makes it easier to reassemble my tubes after I clean the inside of the glass.
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited April 2011
    Do it yourself tubes . . . . No Problemo . . . all it would take is some fancy alloys, some mad metal-working skills, a really good vacuum pump, and a small glass blowing factory :biggrin:
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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