Ray 6SN7 Reserve Vacuum Tube Review - Maybe the Best 6SN7 Tube I've Heard So Far

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Timestamps...
00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:05 Shameless Self Promotion
01:37 More on Pricing
02:53 They're Really Good!
03:38 Build
08:08 Test Gear
09:10 Sound
11:28 Comparisons to Other 6SN7 Tubes
14:43 Final Thoughts

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@ScottoGrotto 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for the review! I have an OG Saga as well. Have a Rays Select on order to see if it outdoes my current Raytheon nos tube :) Happy you are using the Saga in your reviews! Please keep using the Saga :) Thanks 🙏🎧🔈

@king_epk 16 күн бұрын

Amazing review

@user-cy9og3cy4q 19 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for the great review.☺

@reflecttcelfer 17 күн бұрын

Have you tried one of the reserve tubes in the Black Ice Aries amp section? If so, your thoughts please.

@mikeg2491 19 күн бұрын

Curious how they sound in the Darkvoice

@euricoqueiroz7201 18 күн бұрын

Great review! Is it worth it with the Schiit Lyr+?

@ReverendDr.Thomas 19 күн бұрын

Professor, thank you for another wonderful vacuum tube review! 👌 Reverend Dr. Thomas, ✝️ The Vegan Vicar 🌱

@one-rv2bx 19 күн бұрын

Had steak for dinner, it was delicious

@ReverendDr.Thomas 19 күн бұрын

@@one-rv2bx, do you eat raw meat like a CARNIVORE, or do you cook ‘your’ dead animals with a variety of spices and/or sauces, in order to disguise its unpalatable taste?🍖 Be PERFECTLY honest. 🤓

@JagadguruSvamiVegananda 19 күн бұрын

@@one-rv2bx You are urged to become VEGAN, since carnism (the destructive ideology that supports the use and consumption of animal products, especially for “food”) is arguably the foremost existential crisis.🌱

@ReverendDr.Thomas 19 күн бұрын

@wavetheorysound 19 күн бұрын

@@ReverendDr.Thomas you're welcome! I appreciate your continued support.

@tylerstravis 19 күн бұрын

This may be the first time I've ever hit "like" after hearing "like and subscribe"

@michabuszynski7326 19 күн бұрын

Nice one, im curious if need matched 2 or Quad for my Freya+ 😊

@richardatkinson4452 19 күн бұрын

I'm just getting a pair for my Freya+

@Artemis_Prix 11 күн бұрын

Just a pair. I'm running Tung Sol GTB as well with my Freya+, but had upgraded to the Electroharmonix cryotubes (Upscale Audio) on the output stage only and those really enhanced the bass response, increased the warmth in the mids a little, but importantly had greatly increased the holographic image and soundstage. A pair of those are not very expensive at all and were a really, really nice upgrade. Although I'm intrigued by these Ray Reserve tubes, I'm going to stay where I'm at and save for an end game tube pre.

@R3TT1CH 19 күн бұрын

They look awfully similar to the Psvane CV181 MK2s. I wonder how they compare. Have you had a chance to listen to the gold base MK2s before?

@Jerdy808 19 күн бұрын

I own those and have had 2 sets of the Apos Reserve. They're the exact same tube. Nice sounding, but already the stock 6SN7 on some Feliks and other amps. Most NOS ones for a fraction of the price are as good or better, and you can get holy grail options for the price of 2 Apos.

@ScottoGrotto 4 сағат бұрын

⁠@@Jerdy808 Good feedback! So the cv181-tIisound indistinguishable from the rays reserves? I just picked up a rays select, it has a nice euphonic vibe, but lacks the background details and bass details and misses a lot of the harmonics present in the Saga passive line stage presentation. I have a Raytheon nos, that I’ve been using for awhile, it seems to be more technical, with just a bit more body, and more consistent balance frequency wise. Not as exuberant as the select about 90 hours so far of burn in on the select.

@Jerdy808 4 сағат бұрын

@@ScottoGrotto Yes, because it's the same tube. Can get on AliExpress for about 1/3 of the price.

@ScottoGrotto Сағат бұрын

@@Jerdy808

@ScottoGrotto Сағат бұрын

Thanks for your reply Jerdy! I asked because some claim the psvane and or Shuguang treasure are better?

@conradwinchester1 15 күн бұрын

You pronounced psvane correctly! Did you know psvane was a spelling mistake?

@Nephilim-81 12 күн бұрын

He knows. He does his research. ☺️

@danielsamson9505 19 күн бұрын

👌👍

@sammys7518 5 күн бұрын

The tubes may sound the best in the author's component, but that conclusion does not really tell us, in absolute terms, how accurate any of the tubes are. For that to occur, one must perform specialized listening tests to determine if the component, with said tube under test, actually alters the input signal. Does the output sound exactly the same as the input, or does the component/tube alter the musical quality. That is the real test. Also, there is no real "magic" as physics dictates sound quality. The distortion characteristics of triodes are different than a solid state part, The materials used are quite different The capacitance characteristics are quite different The tubes of different manufacturers have different distortion characteristics as well. Hope this helps sam