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https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl AUDIO FORUMS >> Replacement Tubes >> Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1203784184 Message started by Rob on 02/23/08 at 16:29:44 |
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Title: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by Rob on 02/23/08 at 16:29:44 A few of you have purchased pairs of these tubes from me, and I was wondering your impressions. A few folks have said they take a little time to warm-up to their best sound. I have found that to be a small bit true. Firing up a fresh pair,leaving the amps on over the weekend and doing a good amount of listening has done the trick for me. I was curious to get your feedback, and to let folks know I have a few more pairs remaining for sale in the Decware classifieds. If there is more interest in these, or doing a "group buy" I would consider working with the gent in Russian and the cryo lab here in the US to maybe do a bulk purchase and see if we could get the price down to about $18-19/tube(including shipping), instead of $22. Let me know.... Happy listening........ Rob |
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Title: Re: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by Yoda on 02/29/08 at 06:57:58 These are good. I'm running a pair of strapped CS's into HDT-2s, and I am really pleased w/ the tubes. Great performance across the spectrum, and a nice complement to the v-caps. I'm just really pleased w/ the overall system right now. Matt |
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Title: Re: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by jonjin on 03/03/08 at 17:18:03 I'm abit confused about the tube numbers... When I do a search for EL84s, I get the 6N14P rather than the 6N15P. Is the former better and equivalent to the Russian EL84M? JJ |
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Title: Re: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by Crazy Bill the Eel Killer on 03/03/08 at 18:04:26 Hello JJ, The 6n15 varieties are SV83 types, while the 6n14 varieties are EL84 types. In most instances they are interchangeable, but they are different tube types, the most noticeable difference being the screen grid on the SV83 types are much more fragile than the EL84 types, meaning you cannot use the SV83 types in a UL configuration, which of course has no bearing in this application. The two tubes have a different " house sound ". To my ears, the SV83 sounds a little faster and lighter in weight, while the EL84 tends to be a little more lush in its presentation. They will both work just fine in your amp. I would buy a couple of each and see which you preferred. Just make sure that whichever you buy carries the -ev or -eb suffix, as these are the military versions and are superior tubes to the normal varieties. Cheers, Crazy Bill :) |
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Title: Re: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by jonjin on 03/03/08 at 18:31:56 Thanks again Bill. I did do a search on the internet but your explanations are always much better and more relevant! I do have a particular weakness for EL84s, they are quite sweet sounding in nature. JJ |
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Title: Re: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by Eli Duttman on 03/04/08 at 00:24:48 jonjin wrote on 03/03/08 at 17:18:03:
6p14p-ev = EL84M = 7189 and it's quite decent. 6p14p = EL84 and not very good. The good current production EL84/6BQ5 is the JJ. 6p15p = SV83. 6p15p-ev is highest military grade. |
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Title: Re: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by veryoldcat on 03/05/08 at 03:17:43 I'd like to emphasize that the cryoed version of this tube is a big improvement to my ear. Really opens up the upper mids and highs by direct comparison. Still strange to me the diff would be so great, but it's very obvious... Karl |
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Title: Re: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by Crazy Bill the Eel Killer on 03/05/08 at 13:59:45 Ditto to Karl's thoughts on the cryo version. Absolutely a necessity, imho. I'll be sending all my good tubes away to be cryoed in the future. Cheers, Crazy Bill :) |
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Title: Re: Cryo'd 6N15P-EVs... impressions ? Post by cervelorider on 03/21/08 at 05:15:57 I received a pair a couple of weeks ago for my Select EX and I love them! |
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