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Re: New 6L6 tubes

March 23rd, 2021, 10:56 am

m1garandusa wrote:Grover,
I have McIntosh and ARC in 6L6. Do you know if they can take the extra heat?
JJJ


The McIntosh 240 takes 4 6L6s, 2 per channel
The ARC takes 8 6L6s, 4 per channel.
JJJ

Re: New 6L6 tubes

March 23rd, 2021, 11:05 am

m1garandusa wrote:
m1garandusa wrote:Grover,
I have McIntosh and ARC in 6L6. Do you know if they can take the extra heat?
JJJ


The McIntosh 240 takes 4 6L6s, 2 per channel
The ARC takes 8 6L6s, 4 per channel.
JJJ


And by ARC I meant Audio Research. It's in a box, so I can't tell you the exact model number.
JJJ

Re: New 6L6 tubes

March 23rd, 2021, 3:19 pm

m1garandusa wrote:
m1garandusa wrote:
m1garandusa wrote:Grover,
I have McIntosh and ARC in 6L6. Do you know if they can take the extra heat?
JJJ


The McIntosh 240 takes 4 6L6s, 2 per channel
The ARC takes 8 6L6s, 4 per channel.
JJJ


And by ARC I meant Audio Research. It's in a box, so I can't tell you the exact model number.
JJJ


There are a number of good reports of using Gold Lion KT66's in the 240, with no overheating problems and nice sound. You can google it. The ARC, I don't know, that's 2.4 amps more current and might be a problem. Other interesting 6L6 variants are the Tung-Sol 7581a, a very nice, well-balanced tube and very affordable. Also the new Tung-Sol 6l6G, in a coke-bottle envelope, is a nice tube with a vintage look but rated the same as a 6L6GC. They're about the same price as the KT66.
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