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Subject: New Sovtek 6L6WXT+ more thoughts…
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I posted some earlier thoughts on the new Sovtek 6L6WXT+, which is a new 6L6
tube from Sovtek.
Here’s my final read on them.
It is a real 6L6GC.
It handles hi volts fine.
It handles hi power fine.
It even glows blue like a real Sylvania 6L6GC.
It breaks up a little early, like a classic RCA 6L6GC.
It is not microphonic, and other than being set crooked in the base, built
well.
In guitar amps, even those awful 135-watt Silver face twins, it sounds right.
Gets a good warm tone, breaks up just right in Super Reverbs.
The break up is kind of softish, creamy rather than gritty. It’s not exactly
like a vintage RCA or GE 6L6, it is somewhat more like the 5881WXT sound,
except substantially more clean range. However, they have a rounder tone
played clean, as opposed to the NOS Phillips 6L6GC, which tend toward brittle
and glassy.
I think they are a good alternative 6L6GC, for guitar players.
However, I tried them in a silver face Bassman Ten. They sound good for the
most part and deliver good power, but in the lower registers, below B on a 4
string bass guitar, they tend to give up a little early. They distort a little
too soon under severe low frequency current demand. In the higher registers,
they performed well, providing clean rich tone.
With the NOS 6L6GC in short supply and getting more expensive, the Sovtek
6L6WXT+ is a viable alternative for guitar amps, especially where you want good
power and a smoother transition into breakup, ala the early style 6L6.
If you want ultimate clean headroom, I think NOS Phillips 7581 and 6L6GC is the
best choice still, with the Svetlana a close second. The 6L6WXT+ is a good
tube at a good price.
—
Dr. Nuketopia
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