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In the Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s
Post Subject: Truer words...Posted by Paul S on: 1/4/2007
"I would not trust any seller who clamed that they tested them." -- R.B.
How annoying that your words were prophetic, Romy. The 6N6P tubes just arrived from St. Petersberg in a plastic mailing bag rather than a box, and one tube was totally smashed in the bag. The other tubes look NOS, all right, to the extent that there is still loose manufacturing crud all over all the tube pins. So the next question is, just how did he "test" them (since he says outright that he tests them all carefully) without some of the crud rubbing off when he put them in the tester socket?
I have not really looked at the 6N6Ps that came with the amps, but the tubes that just arrived do look pretty "cheap" in terms of quality of internals and pins, although the glass looks good (but thin). Of course, all the 6C33Cs I've seen also have those horrendous, rough steel pins, and they seem to do all right.
You have said that there are no "good" 6N6Ps; but are some physically constructed better than others?
Right now the only other seller of this tube on ebay is the Ukranian. i know of no other sources except BOI (if they are for real), and they want 17/tube!
I'll get back to tell about any changes to the sound these new tubes make, apropos.
Then I'll be adding decent, DIY power cords.
Best regrds,
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