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Old 23rd Sep 2020, 6:41 pm   #95
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Default Re: Hope to start an audio amp with CV415/CV4046/TT15

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Originally Posted by bikerhifinut View Post
Just a note on EF86, they are horribly expensive, even the Russian ones.

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I've found the 6BR7 is fully as good as the EF86, and generally much less pricey. Like the EF86, it was designed as a low-noise, low hum, low microphony preamp.

EF91s are great at RF but horrible as audio preamps - invariably noisy and microphonic.
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