Only real positive of the 6h30pi is a bassier sound for those looking to compensate for something else, otherwise its more compressed and euphonic sounding. Welcome to canuckaudiomart, a classifieds site for used audio and hifi. Bat balanced audio technology vk50se vk50se balanced tube. Volume control circuitry has been revamped for better sound and greater functionality. But beyond price range, 9pins tubes offer many more choices in terms of gain and output impedance. My experience is that they can be a little warm and syrupy, but. The 6h30 has been decribed as a supertube by balanced audio technology, which prefers its performance to the 6922 tube the 6h30 has characteristics similar to a 6922, but it is not a substitute. A sony compatible remote control should be used with the tuner. I feel the nos 6h30 is a better sounding tube with more resolution of micro detail the glasses tinking in the back ground on high life, jazz at the pawn shop 24 88 the high end seems to have more air and detail the shimmer of the cymbals in take five by dave brubeck 17624 from the time out album the bass seemed tighter and more articulate.
A great tubebased amplifier for phono and line sources, featuring a very. The dna sonett vacuum tube headphone amplifier brings the natural clarity, purity, and. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Schema stasis nelson pass 2x200 w, preampli lsaudio diy tube 6h30 cartes audio research, sources. It can be used for subjective evaluation of tube noise and microphony it is nice to have two circuits so we can directly compare in ab mode the. Surround sound software free download surround sound top 4 download offers free software downloads for windows, mac, ios and android computers and mobile devices. Xaudio 2 and xact both abstract their notions of 3d into a separate math libraryx3daudio. Online readup seems like there is little variance in sound. So it is excellent as a driver for power tubes like 845, 300b or 6c33c. Of the many ev grade marked tubes, this one is the only qualifying for this suffix.
Surround sound software free download surround sound. Sovtek 6h30pi supertube vacuum tube dedicated audio. Applying the same logic that the specs of the 6h30 are best. This library provides tremendous flexibility for how titles implement 3d, with support for multipoint emitters and multichannel sound sources, independent listener and emitter objects, and transparent calculations that can be utilized, replaced, or enhanced at will by the title.
Electroharmonix 6h30pi gold pin there are two types of 6h30 tubes currently being produced. Dont get your panties in a bunch over which is better, as the gold plating is laid over the chrome plating. I concure that they are almost bullet proof and last a very long time. This is the audio forum to discuss dacs, cd transports and audio processing to produce the best digital audio sound possible. Im very curious when a new tube is discovered to sound good, most likely to be declared better than whatever have already been known. Audio research ls28 line stage preamplifier dagogo.
Glowing passion digital meets tube nobody joins these. Please see the substitutes at the top of the page for more details. There is very good extension and clarity in the upper treble without glare or harshness unless the recording includes some roughness. Dna sonett not sonnet single ended triode set vacuum tube. Its a dual 6h30 tube input, ss fet output preamp buffer that goes between a passive preamp and power amp. Its only rated at 75wpc, however, with tube life anticipated at 3000 hours. Sovtek 6h30pi tube super linear dual triode ea shop.
Purist class a single ended triode design featuring the 6h30 supertube. Not sure about that grammar, but for my monoblock tube amps with a total of 8 power. For ayon audio, the 6h30 is one of the best small signal tubes available today. It can be directly substituted for the 6h30 without any changes. The 6h30 still sounds like a tube, but has better bass control, more detail, without sounding sterile or cold. These eb series tubes have a typically 5,000 10,000 hours life and have been checked for noise and microphonics. The 6h30 is a mediummu dual triode with a very highperveance cathode the low plate resistance, combined with a superior linearity, and a true 4 watt per plate dissipation, make for a high performance voltage amp or driver. This tube is also used in audio research equipment. It also provides a cleaner, crisper soundstage without being too solid state sounding. Cybershaft new ultimate ocxo 10m clocks shootout op20 vs op17. The amp includes a pair of jj 6l6 power tubes plus 6j8p driver tubes, and.
Sovtek 6h30pi dual triode preamp tube made in russia. If the audio research sound is your thing, it is quite present. Tube amp vs dsp software to fake the tube sound on a solid. A paralleled 5687 has approximately the same characteristics as the 6h30.
People who have tried these tubes say they are better than the standard tubes in. In a system with ayon tube electronics and ayon black eagle speakers, the sound was very analoglike with great body and soundstaging, as well as natural timbre. More clear and articulate with a hint of that tube wetness. Reflektor rare nos 6h30pdr super tube 1 matched pair. The 6h6 has tighter bass the 6h30 has a little more bass. Discussion in audio hardware started by bordin, dec 5, 2005. So what is the big difference between the 6h30pi gold pin and 6h30pdr besides reliability and expected life. I have owned many, many preamps, and still own 2 phono stages that use the 6dj86922 tubes and enjoy them very much, but on the line stage side of the preamp, i really like what the 6h30 tube does. Nowdays, three3 types of 6h30 tube does exist on the market, the new production new sensor 1.
The best forum for analog lovers to discuss all things related to turntables from cartridges to isolation devices. For a relatively cheap, commonly available tube they sound pretty decent to me. The electro harmonix 6h30pi presented here is the super linearmilitary, mid mu dual triode version. This preamp sounds amazing with its eight genuine russian reflektor 6h30 super tubes manufactured in 1989 and has the superpak installed. Would be interesting to combine this with a saga with low powered tube class a amps andor with low sensitivity speakers. In my experience the 6sn octals provide more of the classic tube sound vs. While the 6h30 is a delightfully clean, neutral yet smoothly muscular sounding tube with just the right amount of tube euphonics, for those seeking a more lush sound, we also offer the genalex gold lion e88cc6922 triode tubes as an alternative. The 6h6p has a different pinout, just like 6dj8, 9622, e88cc, 6h30, 6h41p, etc.
Power tubes were made by alesa vaic in prague at that time and he was only responsible. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. The tube is kinda like the 12au7 6h6is to the big brother 12bh7 6h30. Hi guys what is the cheapest way to experience a tube sound that audiophiles keep raging on about. The electroharmonix 6h30pi tube is a super linear, military spec dual triode tube made in russia. I have read the phillips are more than likely made by amperex. A meter in the rear of the amplifier tells you how much time is on the output tubes. The core component of my beloved, dailydriver desktop system is a mytek brooklyn dacpreampheadphone amp. For small signal tubes we can easily get a cheap board at ebay to build a very simple one tube preamplifier that can be used to listen to the tube sound, like the old george kaye small tube tester.
Sovtek 6h30pi there are two types of 6h30 tubes currently being produced. Rogers high fidelity kwm88 corona integrated amplifier. Low plate resistance and high transconductance resulting with the gain being just slightly lower than that of the 6922. Art preamplifiers have always had a huge, threedimensional soundstage with boundless weight to the presentation, while the 6h30 tubebased act 2 my personal reference for many years is slightly more dynamic and arguably more tonally correct. The sovtek 6h30pi is commonly referred to as the supertube by balanced audio technology.
In fact the ldr3000t is great for tube rolling most any of the 6922 family of tubes. Building an fm tuner with nicer sound eeweb community. This article is about how to understand and recognize the original 6n30 6h30 dr tubes back in mid 1990s mr. The sovtek brand which have the chrome pins, and the electro harmonix gold pin listed here. With a couple exceptions, the ayon manages to use the 6h30 and get a sound that is closer to a really good tube, like a 6sn7 or 7199, which are low distortion tubes, regardless of how much current they carry. Electro harmonix 6h30pi eb gold pin cryo cryoset online. The ls28 tube compliment has increased to four 6h30 tubes, the new rcore transformer is larger, and the larger power supply provides more current. Of course, the cj sound has changed a bit over the years. The time had come to build a new preamplifier as replacement for our aleph p clone as we wanted to go valvetube based preferably triodes from pickup to loudspeaker.
Sound level meter data logger software demonstration. Listen to your favorite music and audio books with the completely free version of vacuum tube player. This elegant unit uses a 6h30 tube and no solidstate devices in the analog tube output signal path. It is amazing how youve accomplished this with one rectifier and one driver tube and all. I recall chris commenting he preferred the sound of stock from that year, but chris will. Where is the best place online to buy 6h30pdr supertubes. And, for that matter, where should we place and use a vacuum tube when designing electronics.
The sovtek brand which have the chrome pins listed here, and the electro harmonix gold pin. There are two types of 6h30 tubes currently being produced. Gold grade low noise and microphonics with a triode balance typically between 15% and 20%. Can we learn anything new from this video, or is it what asr already knows. We chose to design the new preamplifier around our 6h30 srpp preamplifier as we are very pleased with the sound, the simple power supply requirements and the amplification of 20 db. Some just prefer the sound from octal tubes, such as the famous 6sn7, so its.
Here we have a beautiful, wellmatched, nos pair of rare super tube 6h306n30pdrs from 1979. I purchased these in november of 20 from upscale audio but cannot use them. My office system has an ayon pre with 6h30 tubes it produces a euphonic sound. That is, doublelayered mica disks, a third mica disk above them, oversized vertical posts and. Where in the system are vacuum tubes best appreciated.
The 6n6p is about the same as a 5687 so a little less gain than the 6h30. Through this system i play highresolution files and internet sources tidal, qobuz, netflix, and youtube. The 6h6p will inevitably sound better than any other small tube, with a reservation. I think there is a pretty even split in preamps deigns between the 6922 family and 6sn7. I think the 6h6 is more musical and the 6h30 is more in your face. The tuner pcb with tuner module also includes pic18f452 microcontroller along with a rds decoder with tda7330b. The overall sound of the amp was fast, detailed, and very musical. The tuner module has i2c interface with srpp 6h30 tube buffer. Sovtek 6h30pi tube super linear dual triode tube provides stellar linearity and engaging sound the sovtek 6h30pi super linear dual triode is a highcurrent, lowimpedance vacuum tube that offers substantial improvements in electrical and sonic performance over the industrystandard 6922. The finished design have a nice sound and seems a bit more wide and open in the sound perspective than my old pioneer f717 tuner. The 6h30 still sounds like a tube, but has better bass.
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