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So what's wrong with the 6SN7, apart from the high prices fetched by good ones?  If building a 2A3 amp for personal use, it seems a likely choice.  I do not know the 6E5P, but I do love the tone of the 6SN7, and I especially like it driving a 2A3, not that I have any use for a 2A3 these days.  For another thing, the 6SN7 is not only capable of amazing grace and delicacy but can be quite "hard" when it called for, and moreover it can pass its qualities right through the 2A3.

Jim, you probably know that George Wright uses a 6SN7 to drive a 2A3 well into A2, which IMO works pretty well in that particular case, especially within the simple Class A envelope, where it seems to "create a sense of headroom" that few 2A3s have with complex material.  Obviously, the downside is truly horrendous distortion at limit...

Best,
Paul S

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