Tír Na HiFi

Its in the low-end, but I decided to upgrade the tubes in my little desktop system....

out go the nasty little chinese valves bundled with the Fatman

In go some tasty little Russian numbers...



6N1P-EV Gold Grid OTK Plant NOS Matched Pair.....

They're only just warming up now, but I have to say, they are a fair step up already....

Muddy Waters Folk Singer got first spin and the presentation, esp. in a near field setting is far more believable, no extra octaves in the bass register! but a touch more control, yummy!

Nice one, I really rate those Russian tubes. Incidentally, OTK is the military stamp that says they're to spec, not the factory.

there you go! my awesome grasp of Russian showing up yet again!!

Now that I look closer they are Novosibirsk Plant/City....

I wonder where they were made. Here's a handy little cheat-sheet that I happened across before:

http://www.ominous-valve.com/russtube.html

Edit: Never mind, you got there ahead of me!

jaybee wrote:Now that I look closer they are Novosibirsk Plant/City....

I'm also after a pair for my iTube 1.

Did you order them from the Ukraine?
Also, how long did it take to receive them after ordering?

Thanks, Mark.

Hi Mark,

No... I reckoned the Ukrainian an Post might be a little distracted!

I bought them from Russia.... took about 4 days to arrive by registered post....

also they glow much more nicely than the Chinese ones....!!!

Did you get them from somewhere like gstube.com, or was it an ebay job? I've had very good luck with Russian tubes from eBay I have to say.

I went for eBay.... the outlay was minimal enough as they aren't the priciest....

they are only used by Fatman/Dared and Acoustic Research (good company I suppose!!!)