steve_k
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Thoughts or opinions regarding break-up, headroom, bottom-end, power handling?
Steve
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tekbow
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if it helps, i asked a few questions about this yesterday and got good replies
here's the thread
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=84469
here's the thread
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=84469
Ayrton
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I have one quad left of Sylvania 6CA7s left, and I want to pick up another early superlead just for them.
rupe
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Unfortunately I've burned through my stock of Sylvania 6CA7's...my Chieftain is hard on power tubes but nothing sounds as good in that amp.
Steve, to actually address your question:
The Sylvania's have more headroom, a bigger bottom end, and more pristine highs. I believe they also exhibit better power handling in that they last about twice as long as modern EL34's do in my Chieftain. They have less midrange than a good EL34.
IMO they make a mid focused amp sound bigger, but can make an amp with very strong highs and/or lows sound too boomy and/or shrill. My amp tech (Dave Sarge) said that for practical purposes, consider them a 6L6 pinned out for use in an EL34 amp...that pretty much sums up what I hear.
Steve, to actually address your question:
The Sylvania's have more headroom, a bigger bottom end, and more pristine highs. I believe they also exhibit better power handling in that they last about twice as long as modern EL34's do in my Chieftain. They have less midrange than a good EL34.
IMO they make a mid focused amp sound bigger, but can make an amp with very strong highs and/or lows sound too boomy and/or shrill. My amp tech (Dave Sarge) said that for practical purposes, consider them a 6L6 pinned out for use in an EL34 amp...that pretty much sums up what I hear.
steve_k
New member
@Baron - thanks for the technical info. And yeah, I find them tighter than tree bark!
@Rupe - The last couple of statements I can relate too and that is how they are sounding to me. They seem to exaggerate the inherent characteristics of the amp.
I am getting ready to snatch them out of this Bogner modded Marshall I have. They are EH's at that.
Steve
@Rupe - The last couple of statements I can relate too and that is how they are sounding to me. They seem to exaggerate the inherent characteristics of the amp.
I am getting ready to snatch them out of this Bogner modded Marshall I have. They are EH's at that.
Steve