6SN7 Pair - Westinghouse - Made in Canada

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Test Results on Jackson 648P:

104%

105%

These were not US-made Westinghouse tubes—they were produced at Westinghouse Canada, primarily in Hamilton, Ontario, roughly late 1940s through early 1950s.

Why Canadian Westinghouse matters

This is the key thing people miss:

Westinghouse Canada was not a dumping ground or a second-tier operation. It was set up to:

• Supply Commonwealth markets
• Reduce US export costs
• Build to long-life industrial and broadcast standards

As a result, many Canadian Westinghouse tubes are:

• Mechanically quieter
• Consistently built
• Less “hot-rodded” than some US versions

They’re closer in philosophy to RCA commercial or early GE industrial tubes than to flashy collector items.

Internal construction notes:

• Parallel medium-gray plates (not short plates, not staggered)
• Clean, symmetrical grid winding
• Solid mica support (no loose top getter flopping)
• Healthy getter flash (no signs of air or exhaustion)

This is a very stable 6SN7 build

Sonic character (what they sound like)

Canadian Westinghouse 6SN7s tend to be:

• Neutral to slightly warm
• Smooth through the midband
• Excellent tonal density
• Not etched or aggressive up top
• Strong low-level resolution

They don’t do the “romantic bloom” of early RCA VT-231, and they don’t have the sparkle of some Sylvania bad boys—but they’re honest, musical, and fatigue-free.

Think:

“Set it and forget it.”

How they compare in the 6SN7 universe

Very roughly:

• RCA VT-231 → lush, vintage, big midrange
• Sylvania early GT → open, airy, fast
• Westinghouse Canada (this tube) → balanced, controlled, natural
• Later 1950s GTBs → tougher, less refined

These sit in a sweet practical middle ground.

Not a trophy tube—but absolutely a working-class hero of the 6SN7 world.

These are solid tubes.