BAT vk55 tubes rolling question?

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Austin08

BAT vk55 tubes rolling question?
« on: 21 Sep 2014, 07:03 pm »
Hi,

I just bough a used pair of BAT VK55 tube amps and want to do some tube rolling in the future. The amp came with standard factory tube, 6c33 c-b power tubes and 6h80 input signal tube. Any recommend are welcome.

Thanks,
Austin

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Re: BAT vk55 tubes rolling question?
« Reply #1 on: 22 Sep 2014, 04:21 am »
The 6c33 supplied by the factory are great, fully tested and good sound.
(The driver tube would be the 6H8C);
What the price BAT are asking for the 6C33 tube??

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Re: BAT vk55 tubes rolling question?
« Reply #2 on: 22 Sep 2014, 06:40 am »
The 6c33 supplied by the factory are great, fully tested and good sound.
(The driver tube would be the 6H8C);
What the price BAT are asking for the 6C33 tube??

FullrangeMan,

I though I saw 6H80!!!! What a bummer, no wonder I could not find any info about it. As far as the price, I did not ask Victor yet. So, what do you know about this 6h8c? How is it compare to other 6sn7?

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Austin

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Re: BAT vk55 tubes rolling question?
« Reply #3 on: 22 Sep 2014, 07:22 am »
Strange it, 6H80 would be a rebrand from BAT.
6H8C is a nice Russian military version from the 6sn7.
For the price its a bargain.
http://www.gstube.com/catalog/?key=6h8c&submit=Find
I never listen a 6H8C, I guess it would be similar to other Russian tubes, not supreme detailed, but excell in reliability.