Vacuum Tube - 6V6, JJ Electronics
The JJ Electronic 6V6S is another modern classic from JJ. This 6V6 has the standard rugged construction we’ve come to expect from JJ which allows it handle much higher plate voltages than the typical 6V6 tube. The JJ 6V6 can even be used in place of a 6L6 in some amplifiers. Overall this tube has a warm and balanced tone with incredible separation and response. The highs come in clean and smooth with a lot of clarity. The mids are full and distinctive. The lows are fat and punchy. These tubes can cover a spectrum of sounds and styles all within the same amplifier.
Matched versions of this tube use Apex Matching
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| Single or Matched | Our Part Number | UPC/EAN | JJ Electronics Part Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Matched Pair | T-6V6-S-JJ-MP | 609722122849 | |
| Apex Matched Quad | T-6V6-S-JJ-MQ | 609722122856 | |
| Apex Burned-In Matched Pair | T-6V6-S-JJ-MPB | 609722122863 | |
| Apex Burned-In Matched Quad | T-6V6-S-JJ-MQB | 609722122870 | |
| Single | T-6V6-S-JJ | 609722122832 | 6V6S |
| Body Height | 79 mm | ||
| Filament Current (If) | 0.5 A | ||
| Filament Voltage (Uf) | 6.3 V | ||
| Grid Current 2, single tube (Ig2) | 5 mA | ||
| Grid Voltage 1, push-pull (Ug1) | -15 V typical | ||
| Grid Voltage 1, single tube (Ug1) | -12.5 V typical | ||
| Grid Voltage 2 (Ug2) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | ||
| Grid capacitance (cg1) | 9 pF | ||
| Grid current 2, push-pull (Ig2) | 13 mA | ||
| Grid to Plate Capacitance (ca/g) | 0.7 pF | ||
| Item Diameter | 33.3 mm | ||
| Item Height | 93 mm | ||
| Plate Capacitance (ca) | 8.5 pF | ||
| Plate Current, push-pull (Ia) | 70 mA | ||
| Plate Current, single tube (Ia) | 45 mA | ||
| Plate Dissipation (Wa) | ≤ 14 W | ||
| Plate Dissipation, single tube (Wa) | ≤ 10 W | ||
| Plate Voltage (Ua) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | ||
| Packaging Dimensions | Apex Burned-In Matched Pair version | T-6V6-S-JJ-MPB | 4.6 in. × 3.3 in. × 1.6 in. |
| Apex Burned-In Matched Quad version | T-6V6-S-JJ-MQB | 4.6 in. × 3.3 in. × 3.3 in. | |
| Apex Matched Pair version | T-6V6-S-JJ-MP | 1.6 in. × 3.3 in. × 4.6 in. | |
| Apex Matched Quad version | T-6V6-S-JJ-MQ | 3.3 in. × 3.3 in. × 4.6 in. | |
| Single version | T-6V6-S-JJ | 1.6 in. × 1.6 in. × 4.6 in. | |
| Weight (Packaging) | Apex Burned-In Matched Pair version | T-6V6-S-JJ-MPB | 0.2248 lbs. |
| Apex Burned-In Matched Quad version | T-6V6-S-JJ-MQB | 0.4496 lbs. | |
| Apex Matched Pair version | T-6V6-S-JJ-MP | 0.2248 lbs. | |
| Apex Matched Quad version | T-6V6-S-JJ-MQ | 0.4496 lbs. | |
| Single version | T-6V6-S-JJ | 0.1124 lbs. |
| T-6V6-S-JJ-MP - Apex Matched Pair version | Body Height | 79 mm |
| Filament Current (If) | 0.5 A | |
| Filament Voltage (Uf) | 6.3 V | |
| Grid Current 2, single tube (Ig2) | 5 mA | |
| Grid Voltage 1, push-pull (Ug1) | -15 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 1, single tube (Ug1) | -12.5 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 2 (Ug2) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| Grid capacitance (cg1) | 9 pF | |
| Grid current 2, push-pull (Ig2) | 13 mA | |
| Grid to Plate Capacitance (ca/g) | 0.7 pF | |
| Item Diameter | 33.3 mm | |
| Item Height | 93 mm | |
| Plate Capacitance (ca) | 8.5 pF | |
| Plate Current, push-pull (Ia) | 70 mA | |
| Plate Current, single tube (Ia) | 45 mA | |
| Plate Dissipation (Wa) | ≤ 14 W | |
| Plate Dissipation, single tube (Wa) | ≤ 10 W | |
| Plate Voltage (Ua) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| T-6V6-S-JJ-MQ - Apex Matched Quad version | Body Height | 79 mm |
| Filament Current (If) | 0.5 A | |
| Filament Voltage (Uf) | 6.3 V | |
| Grid Current 2, single tube (Ig2) | 5 mA | |
| Grid Voltage 1, push-pull (Ug1) | -15 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 1, single tube (Ug1) | -12.5 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 2 (Ug2) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| Grid capacitance (cg1) | 9 pF | |
| Grid current 2, push-pull (Ig2) | 13 mA | |
| Grid to Plate Capacitance (ca/g) | 0.7 pF | |
| Item Diameter | 33.3 mm | |
| Item Height | 93 mm | |
| Plate Capacitance (ca) | 8.5 pF | |
| Plate Current, push-pull (Ia) | 70 mA | |
| Plate Current, single tube (Ia) | 45 mA | |
| Plate Dissipation (Wa) | ≤ 14 W | |
| Plate Dissipation, single tube (Wa) | ≤ 10 W | |
| Plate Voltage (Ua) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| T-6V6-S-JJ-MPB - Apex Burned-In Matched Pair version | Body Height | 79 mm |
| Filament Current (If) | 0.5 A | |
| Filament Voltage (Uf) | 6.3 V | |
| Grid Current 2, single tube (Ig2) | 5 mA | |
| Grid Voltage 1, push-pull (Ug1) | -15 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 1, single tube (Ug1) | -12.5 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 2 (Ug2) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| Grid capacitance (cg1) | 9 pF | |
| Grid current 2, push-pull (Ig2) | 13 mA | |
| Grid to Plate Capacitance (ca/g) | 0.7 pF | |
| Item Diameter | 33.3 mm | |
| Item Height | 93 mm | |
| Plate Capacitance (ca) | 8.5 pF | |
| Plate Current, push-pull (Ia) | 70 mA | |
| Plate Current, single tube (Ia) | 45 mA | |
| Plate Dissipation (Wa) | ≤ 14 W | |
| Plate Dissipation, single tube (Wa) | ≤ 10 W | |
| Plate Voltage (Ua) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| T-6V6-S-JJ-MQB - Apex Burned-In Matched Quad version | Body Height | 79 mm |
| Filament Current (If) | 0.5 A | |
| Filament Voltage (Uf) | 6.3 V | |
| Grid Current 2, single tube (Ig2) | 5 mA | |
| Grid Voltage 1, push-pull (Ug1) | -15 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 1, single tube (Ug1) | -12.5 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 2 (Ug2) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| Grid capacitance (cg1) | 9 pF | |
| Grid current 2, push-pull (Ig2) | 13 mA | |
| Grid to Plate Capacitance (ca/g) | 0.7 pF | |
| Item Diameter | 33.3 mm | |
| Item Height | 93 mm | |
| Plate Capacitance (ca) | 8.5 pF | |
| Plate Current, push-pull (Ia) | 70 mA | |
| Plate Current, single tube (Ia) | 45 mA | |
| Plate Dissipation (Wa) | ≤ 14 W | |
| Plate Dissipation, single tube (Wa) | ≤ 10 W | |
| Plate Voltage (Ua) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| T-6V6-S-JJ - Single version | Body Height | 79 mm |
| Filament Current (If) | 0.5 A | |
| Filament Voltage (Uf) | 6.3 V | |
| Grid Current 2, single tube (Ig2) | 5 mA | |
| Grid Voltage 1, push-pull (Ug1) | -15 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 1, single tube (Ug1) | -12.5 V typical | |
| Grid Voltage 2 (Ug2) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical | |
| Grid capacitance (cg1) | 9 pF | |
| Grid current 2, push-pull (Ig2) | 13 mA | |
| Grid to Plate Capacitance (ca/g) | 0.7 pF | |
| Item Diameter | 33.3 mm | |
| Item Height | 93 mm | |
| Plate Capacitance (ca) | 8.5 pF | |
| Plate Current, push-pull (Ia) | 70 mA | |
| Plate Current, single tube (Ia) | 45 mA | |
| Plate Dissipation (Wa) | ≤ 14 W | |
| Plate Dissipation, single tube (Wa) | ≤ 10 W | |
| Plate Voltage (Ua) | ≤ 450 V, 250 V typical |
 Specification Sheet | All Models |
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Product Reviews
I purchased a pair of matched 6v6 JJ tubes. Initially I was sent the wrong tubes, I received 6K6 tubes instead. I called customer service and spoke to Mr. Wesley Fleck, who provided me with a shipping label to send the wrong tubes back. He also assured me that he would personally pick the order for my new tubes and they would be sent out ASAP. Sure enough the new tubes were sent, the tube packaging was damaged in shipping and one of the boxes was crushed although the tubes themselves were thankfully received in good condition. They produce a great quality sound, and I will be purchasing from AES again thanks to Wesley's fantastic customer service.
Bought the Apex "Burned In" matched pair for a Fender Super Champ XD and the sound great.
Sound solid in my Fender Super Champ
Thanks for this “current 40” matched 6V6 set. So much better sounding and more lively in my ‘65 Princeton, than the “current 29” set you sent last summer. These (in the 43 to 40 range) are the game changer for this already smoking amp! Thanks so much.
I've built and sold several 5F1 amp heads recently. I like using a JJ 6V6S power tube in them for their consistently excellent sound and reliability. JJs have never let me down in this regard.
Great
JJ's seem to be the best bang for the buck and handle high voltage well.
I am seeing issues with the glass in JJ power tubes, more and more. As a vacuum tube is being evacuated (having the air pumped out) traditionally the tubes had a gas flame applied to the glass to help all the air get evacuated. This is a dual process where the extreme heat cooks off moisture and drives out all of the air and other impurities, and then the pinch is closed off and the glass needs to cool at a controlled rate to properly anneal the glass. Traditionally glass items are annealed in a lehr, but with vacuum tubes the annealing happens while the tube is having the air sucked out. JJ has been cooling their tubes MUCH TOO FAST, creating stresses within the glass that will break the glass when the tube is heated from being in 100% normal use within design parameters. So JJ is definitely NOT burning any of their tubes in at all on a test jig, or the simply do not care if a sample batch shows a whole batch is faulty.
I have nothing to compare them to at the moment but I can tell you the amp came with Grove tubes and it never turned it on until I replaced those with the Apex matching burned in JJ 6V6S valves . I love the way the amp sounds even though I need to Bias it soon to help the new valves really do what they are meant to. Thank all at Antique electronic supplies for all your help! If you need anything this company is the place for it. Fast, quality, & accurate service every time!?
Thank you for prompt shipment last week. I put these nice looking tubes in my restored Philco 46-1209 AM/SW/Phono console radio (1946 vintage). It is now performing great with this pair of JJ 6V6S. One of the 6V6S has a slight blue glow, but I am reading on internet that this is considered normal for these tubes. This is my first time to try JJ brand. I hope they will last many years.