Ref6 tube rolling

[Ron Resnick]

So which are the most highly regarded 6N30P?

Or is it all just generic Russian, so all vintage NOS is about the same?

 

[Argonaut]

Christ Almighty …

Recognizing Original 6N30 ΔΡ - 6H30 DR Tubes - ACA

 

[DasguteOhr]

So which are the most highly regarded 6N30P?

Or is it all just generic Russian, so all vintage NOS is about the same? 6n6p/6h30 made by NEVZ , Novosibirsk (Rusian Miltary Factory)highest quality standard my opion

 

[Ron Resnick]

Christ Almighty …

Recognizing Original 6N30 ΔΡ - 6H30 DR Tubes - ACA

Thank you.

 

[morricab]

Amplitrex 6n6p/6h30 made NEVZ , Novosibirsk (Rusian Miltary Factory)highest quality standard my opion

Some Foton 6N6p are exceptionally good too…not sure if they did 6N30s but likely they did.

 

[steve williams]

A little late to the game here

My amps use a quad of 6H30p on each side. Hands down the very best were the 6h30p-DR made by the soviet army. They are virtually unobtainium for the past 3-4 years and my biggest problem is that I need matched quads which is virtually impossible.Every now and then a few willl appear and the cheapest I have ever seen is $600 per tube and they aren't even matched

Presently IMO the only player in the game are the 6h3op sourced from Soviet which are readily available and Lamm uses these exclusively now in tube replacements and they are far from cheap for me to replace every 12-18 months. So whenever I hear the snap crackle and pop in my system and suddenly find one channel is soundless, 100% of the time it is due to a blown 6h30p Happily I have 3 backup sets of NIB Soviet 6h30p and if the Soviet army made -DDR is the reference the Soviets are perhaps 85%-90% as good and for me that has been my best option. I did send my blown quads back to Lamm for retesting and out of about 4 sets per channel I have 1 set of matched quads per side of the 6h30p-DR and these are for very special times only

They are the real McCoy. IMO none others compare to the -DR

 

[DasguteOhr]

Some Foton 6N6p are exceptionally good too…not sure if they did 6N30s but likely they did.

I know these tubes they really good. I run a pair 6n6p for 12years in my hybrid vincent poweramp with high current no problems.
you can take it out of the box like this plug and play. no matching need it same quality like good old telefunken tubes. Modern ones you have to buy 7-8 tubes to get a matched pair. crap

 

[morricab]

A little late to the game here

My amps use a quad of 6H30p on each side. Hands down the very best were the 6h30p-DR made by the soviet army. They are virtually unobtainium for the past 3-4 years and my biggest problem is that I need matched quads which is virtually impossible.Every now and then a few willl appear and the cheapest I have ever seen is $600 per tube and they aren't even matched

Presently IMO the only player in the game are the 6h3op sourced from Soviet which are readily available and Lamm uses these exclusively now in tube replacements and they are far from cheap for me to replace every 12-18 months. So whenever I hear the snap crackle and pop in my system and suddenly find one channel is soundless, 100% of the time it is due to a blown 6h30p Happily I have 3 backup sets of NIB Soviet 6h30p and if the Soviet army made -DDR is the reference the Soviets are perhaps 85%-90% as good and for me that has been my best option. I did send my blown quads back to Lamm for retesting and out of about 4 sets per channel I have 1 set of matched quads per side of the 6h30p-DR and these are for very special times only

They are the real McCoy. IMO none others compare to the -DR

it is strange that a tube that is supposed to last 10000 hours dies so quickly. I used the Sovtek tubes you describe in my Ayon DAC until switching to 6N6Ps first from not sure where and now Fotons, which are superior. At least in the Ayon, the 6N6P (particularly the Foton) are much better than the Sovtek 6N30p. In your situation I doubt they would work very well as they would probably die quickly (they are not as long lasting as the 6N30p apparently)...however, they are generally quite cheap.

 

[Argonaut]

Hands down the very best were the 6h30p-DR made by the soviet army

Steve , the DR’s were manufactured in the Reflektor Corp factory in Saratov, not by the Soviet Army . The best production were seemingly reserved for use by the Russian Military , all branches , and also in their Nuclear and Space industries .

 

[steve williams]

it is strange that a tube that is supposed to last 10000 hours dies so quickly. I used the Sovtek tubes you describe in my Ayon DAC until switching to 6N6Ps first from not sure where and now Fotons, which are superior. At least in the Ayon, the 6N6P (particularly the Foton) are much better than the Sovtek 6N30p. In your situation I doubt they would work very well as they would probably die quickly (they are not as long lasting as the 6N30p apparently)...however, they are generally quite cheap.

It's the Lamm amp and the circuitry. It says in the manual replace every 12-18 months. One of the downsides to the Lamm ML3

I use Soviet sourced byLammm because I need a matched octet

 

[morricab]

It's the Lamm amp and the circuitry. It says in the manual replace every 12-18 months. One of the downsides to the Lamm ML3

I use Soviet sourced byLammm because I need a matched octet

What do you mean by "Soviet sourced"?

 

[steve williams]

What do you mean by "Soviet sourced"?

typo I ment Sovtek. Used exclusively by Lamm now in stead of the 6h30p-DR

 

[plasmod3]

A little late to the game here

My amps use a quad of 6H30p on each side. Hands down the very best were the 6h30p-DR made by the soviet army. They are virtually unobtainium for the past 3-4 years and my biggest problem is that I need matched quads which is virtually impossible.Every now and then a few willl appear and the cheapest I have ever seen is $600 per tube and they aren't even matched

Presently IMO the only player in the game are the 6h3op sourced from Soviet which are readily available and Lamm uses these exclusively now in tube replacements and they are far from cheap for me to replace every 12-18 months. So whenever I hear the snap crackle and pop in my system and suddenly find one channel is soundless, 100% of the time it is due to a blown 6h30p Happily I have 3 backup sets of NIB Soviet 6h30p and if the Soviet army made -DDR is the reference the Soviets are perhaps 85%-90% as good and for me that has been my best option. I did send my blown quads back to Lamm for retesting and out of about 4 sets per channel I have 1 set of matched quads per side of the 6h30p-DR and these are for very special times only

They are the real McCoy. IMO none others compare to the -DR

well Steve

I have 30 of these 6n30p dr - am sure finding a quad cant be that difficult matched

 

[steve williams]

well Steve

I have 30 of these 6n30p dr - am sure finding a quad cant be that difficult matched

I need octet. Four per side and they have to match the amp settings

 

[morricab]

I need octet. Four per side and they have to match the amp settings

Very hard to find. I could never find them for my Ayon DAC, which uses 4 in total. I found that NOS 6N6P sounded better than new manufactured ones from Electroharmonix or Sovtek and so I switched to a different, but compatible, tube type.

 

[steve williams]

I use Sovtek