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RCA / 6V6GTY-STANDARD RCA SINGLE
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A test report is available click here to view
All prices contained on this page are exclusive of VAT. This is currently charged at 20% and is payable by the UK only.
A test report is available click here to view
One of the most famous American Valve manufactures of all time. RCA was responsible for designing and manufacturing many important valves such is the 6V6GT, 6L6GC, 7027a and the super EL84 known as 7189.
RCA also pioneered many advances in manufacture such as the black plate coating and had a hand in helping GEC make the famous KT66.
Singles onlyThe RCA 6V6GT is the industry standard reference for the 6V6GT and the smoked glass 6V6GTY version is considered by many to the best sounding version of the 6V6GT that RCA made.
These valves were made by RCA and supplied to the US Government under its sister brand Standard. The valves have the brand standard printed on them in red ink on the base. The GTY is the special military version that was mainly used in communications equipment
The valve has brown micanol base and smoked glass. The micanol was a special heat resistant base and the smoked glass was in fact RF shielding which was used to prevent hum.
The RCA trade mark sound is that when it is pushed it distorts evenly and smoothly. The valve puts more of its distorted sound through the midrange and is the most harmonically rich and creamy 6V6GT of all time. The bass is big, rich and with perfect balance and definition between top, middle and bottom. It has a rich and harmonic overdriven sound with classic early breakup. The sound is second to none and the reason why they have become the most sought after 6V6GT ever made.
The RCA 6V6GT is used as the reference valve to judge the sound quality of all 6V6GT as it simply sounds so good. The GTY version was made with the highest grade components as they had to go through the most rigorous testing for long life and military compliance. The smoked glass GTY it is as good as it is ever going to get.
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