Any favored 6FY7 tubes and question

thsmith
thsmith Posts: 6,082
edited September 2011 in Electronics
ANy favorites? CUrrently using Tung Sol.

Anyone know where Amperex 6fy7 tube is made?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Amperex-Electronic-Vacuum-Tube-6FY7-NOS-/220854975288?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item336bfb7b38

Thanks,
Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    Anyone?
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2011
    What does that weird dual triode go in? 12 pin? You got an old tv that needs a new oscillator?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    Psu for my wright Phono stage. Psu and Phono are separate. Psu uses 6fy7 and 6x4.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2011
    That's a weird tube man, I'll check my stash in the garage, if I find anything, you can have it gratis.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    Thanks Russ. Cant find anything on the Amperex. If it is made in Holland I will snag one. Hoping one of the tube aficionados will know.

    I rolled a black glass Brimar 6X4 that gave me that whatha h3ll moment. Did not expect that. It smoked the tung sol.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2011
    I've got some 6X4 rectifiers, fo sho. Let me scrounge. Usually that orange globe print is 98% Holland, 2% Germany (Telefunken).
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    Thanks Russ, I pulled the trigger on the Amperex for $7.75 including shipping its worth a shot.

    I am really impressed with the Brimar 6x4. At first it was typical British sound, warm with highs tilted to the back. After 3 days the highs are starting to come forward and have more detail.

    George Wright made some decent gear IMO. Kinda utility looking but I like it. My Phono, preamp and amp all use rectifier tubes for AC, no solid state at all. WHich is good and bad.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,396
    edited September 2011
    I haven't met a Brimar tube yet I didn't like. Certainly cut from the same cloth as Mullard, but different enough that I prefer it to a Mullard based tube.

    As far as 6fy7, I have no idea..............it's certainly not a common audio tube, that's for sure.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I haven't met a Brimar tube yet I didn't like. Certainly cut from the same cloth as Mullard, but different enough that I prefer it to a Mullard based tube.

    As far as 6fy7, I have no idea..............it's certainly not a common audio tube, that's for sure.

    H9

    I agree H9 on the Brimar comment.

    Mr. Daniels turned me onto some Brimars a while back and love them. The seem to have a better presence in the highs than Mullards, IMO.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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