6SN7 — Candidate to replace following?

Small Signal Triode — Octal

Equivalents — Same Tube, Different Names

✓ 6SN7GT✓ 6SN7GTA✓ 6SN7GTB✓ 6SN7W✓ 6SN7WGT✓ 6SN7WGTA✓ 12SN7GT✓ 12SN7GTA✓ 12SX7GT✓ VT-231✓ 5692✓ 6180✓ CV1986✓ CV1988✓ CV925✓ CV181✓ B65✓ B36 ✓ ECC32 ✓ ECC33✓ 6N8S✓ 6H8C✓ 6N8P

Top 10 Picks

6SL7drop-in

6.3V✓ Safe

6SU7drop-in

6.3V✓ Safe

ECC34drop-in

6.3V✓ Safe

ECC35drop-in

6.3V✓ Safe

Your Tube

Base: Octal

Heater: 6.3V / 0.6A

Type: small signal triode

mu:20gm:2.6mA/Vra:7,700ΩIa:9mAPa:5WCgp:3.8pF

Pinout (Octal)

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Candidates to replace (9)

Heater:

Fit:

Status:4 shown (target 6.3V only)

6.3V Heater(4 candidates)

Tube	Status ↑	Pa	Ah	Fit
6SL7	✓ Safe	1W-80%	0.3	drop-in
6SU7	✓ Safe	1W-80%	0.3	drop-in
ECC34	✓ Safe	3.25W-35%	0.95	drop-in
ECC35	✓ Safe	1.5W-70%	0.4	drop-in

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