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Bottlehead Kits => S.E.X. Kit => Topic started by: Maxwell_E on July 24, 2010, 10:57:54 AM

Title: 6SN7 tubes in the SEX
Post by: Maxwell_E on July 24, 2010, 10:57:54 AM

I've been reading all through the SEX section of the Forum and I've found that several people are using 6SN7 tubes in the amp, while I have 6DN7. Curious, I pulled up some data sheets and noticed the two tubes were pretty much identical besides the capacitance rating for the second triode. Is the 6SN7 a direct drop in for a stock SEX, or would some fiddling about have to be done before-hand?

Data sheets:

6DN7
http://tubedata.milbert.com/sheets/093/6/6DN7.pdf

6SN7
http://www.hifitubes.nl/weblog/wp-content/general-electric-6sn7.pdf

Title: Re: 6SN7 tubes in the SEX
Post by: 2wo on July 24, 2010, 11:18:30 AM

No, The 6DN7 is 2 tubes in one bottle and they are not at all the same.

1 section, used as the first stage voltage amplifier, is very much like

Title: Re: 6SN7 tubes in the SEX
Post by: Maxwell_E on July 24, 2010, 11:32:15 AM

It may have been, but I could have swore they were talking about the 6SN7. And i see what you mean now, thanks.

Title: Re: 6SN7 tubes in the SEX
Post by: InfernoSTi on July 25, 2010, 02:21:18 AM

Quote from: 2wo on July 24, 2010, 11:18:30 AM

were you maybe looking at the Foreplay 6SN7 thread?

http://www.bottlehead.com/smf/index.php/topic,567.0.html (http://www.bottlehead.com/smf/index.php/topic,567.0.html)