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Subject: Mook’s Taste Tests: The Sovtek 6V6EH
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Introduction:

First off, I’d like to thank Lord Valve (email: LORD_VALV–(at)–rodigy.net) for
supplying, for test purposes, the set of 6V6EH’s. Before shipment, Lord Valve
“burned-in” these tubes for over 24 hours (from what I understand, his standard
procedure) and these tubes arrived closely matched, about 2mA apart. Lord
Valve told me not to hold back in my critique – that is, he said if I thought
they sucked, indicate so, and vice-versa.

The point of this write-up is not to test the physical attributes of the 6V6EH,
rather, this is an aural exercise only. There have been numerous reports of
physical testing of the new Russian 6V6 on AGA, Ampage, and various other BBSs,
all with passing grades – I refer you to DejaNews archives for those claims.

The following list of gear is for “comparative” purposes only. This is NOT
meant to plug or praise certain
manufacturers. The guitars were plugged straight into the amps with a 10-foot
Spectraflex cord. Volume and Tone knobs on the guitars were set to full (10).