ShredHeadJHJ
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They do sound bigger and thicker than 6L6s, but — this is just my opinion — the top end is kind of "papery" sounding to me, a little brittle and detached from the rest of the frequencies. It's sort of like an afterthought, trying to catch up to the rest of the tone spectrum. This is the way I "hear" it when the tubes are pushed. But for cleans, they are really sweet.
I chose to go with some Genalex Gold Lion KT-66s, over 6L6s, in my Pure-64 Nitro. It's got a 50s NOS Mullard GZ-34 Rectifier too... It should rock!
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If you are serious... no need to match pre-amp tubes. Get ones that are tested for noise and microphonics, and that will be it.
I am running my THD Flexi 50 with reissue Gold Lion KT66's and they sound fat/sweet/detailed, etc....well ballanced IMHO....I got them online from www.thetubestore.com
It depends on the amp...I use a set of Genelex KT-66's..the reissue Russian ones in a Kelemen Raven cathode biased head, and they're amazingThey do sound bigger and thicker than 6L6s, but this is just my opinion the top end is kind of "papery" sounding to me, a little brittle and detached from the rest of the frequencies. It's sort of like an afterthought, trying to catch up to the rest of the tone spectrum. This is the way I "hear" it when the tubes are pushed. But for cleans, they are really sweet.
It depends on the amp...I use a set of Genelex KT-66's..the reissue Russian ones in a Kelemen Raven cathode biased head, and they're amazing