(!!!!!) (Best Overall Single) JAN-5691 Sylvania black plates NOS 1977 (2.8/3.1mA) (Same Gm) (Best 6SL7GT sub) (same internals as 5691 red base)
(!!!!!) (Best Pair) JAN-5691 Sylvania black plates NOS 1977 (2.1/2.2mA and 2.1/2.3mA) (Best 6SL7GT sub) (same internals as 5691 red base)
(!!!!!) (BEST VALUE PAIR) 6SL7GT GE branded RCA coin-base 1970's series filament - round silver/chrome plates (1.8/1.8ma and 2.0/1.8ma) 1-5% matched
(!!!!!) (Best Value Single) JAN-5691 Philips by Sylvania black plates NOS 1985 (2.4/2.6ma) (Best 6SL7GT sub)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Pair) JAN-CTL6SL7WGT Tungsol NOS brown base gray ribbed plates 1961-1965 (2.1/2.2ma and 2.1/2.3ma) (low noise - very smooth sound) (phono grade)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Single) JAN-5691 Sylvania black plates NOS 1979 (2.2/2.4mA (Best 6SL7GT sub) (same internals as 5691 red base)
(!!!!!) (RecommendedPair) JAN-5691 Philips by Sylvania black plates NOS 1984-1985 (2.0/2.2mA and 2.1/2.4mA) (Best 6SL7GT sub) (same internals as 5691 red base) 1-3% matched
(!!!!) (Best 5691 Pair) 5691 RCA red base black plates NOS 1954-1958 (2.2/2.1ma and 2.2/2.1ma) 1-2% matched
(!!!!) (Best RCA Pair) VT-229=6SL7GT RCA round black plates NOS 1942 (2.8/2.9ma and 2.5/2.6ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single 1944) 6SL7GT Sylvania round black plates NOS 1944 (same build as VT-229) (2.1/2.3ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single 1960's) 5691 RCA Red Base branded GE Black Plates NOS 1960's rebranded in 1970's (2.4/2.6ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 6SL7GT Sylvania short bottle chrome top NOS 1953-1954 (2.5/2.4ma and 2.5/2.7ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) JAN-5691 Sylvania black plates NOS 1979 (2.1/2.2mA and 2.0/2.2mA) 1-3% matched (Best 6SL7GT sub) (same internals as 5691 red base)
(!!!!) (Recommended Single) 6SL7WGT Sylvania brown base round black plates "D" getter tests like new 1957 (2.1/2.3ma)
(!!!) (Best Pair) 6SL7GT RCA NOS black plates gray coated glass 1959-1960 (2.2/2.3ma and 2.2/2.3ma)
(!!!) (Best Value Pair) 5691 RCA Red Base gray plates rebranded GE NOS 1960's (2.1/1.8ma and
(!!!) (Best Value) VT-229=6SL7GT Sylvania round black plates used/like new 1940's (2.5/2.7ma) (Gm like new)
(!!!) (PAIR) 6SL7GT Sylvania round gray plates NOS 1952 (2.1/2.4ma and 2.3/2.5ma) (same Gm)
(!!!) (Recommended Pair) 5691 RCA red base gray plates 1968-1974 (2.2/2.4ma and 2.1/2.3ma)
(!!!) (Recommended Single) 5691 RCA red base black plates NOS 1957 (2.0/2.1ma)
