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12AT7 tube

I have a Lector T3 and have some '66 Valvo branded Mullard E81CC. I have been told by my tube dealer that it sounds very close to the Tele 801s and he has steared me away form buying the Tele.

So far this tube has crushed the RCA BP. The RCA seemed like it shut out the top end. I want to hear the top to bottom with out giving up one for the other.

Are there any other 12at7 tubes worth looking into? Gec A2900?
128x128glory
fishboat
245 posts
 
Ain't it always the way...I stopped looking once I got the three in the mail last week.

I just check the auction. $138/pr is a reasonably rightous price for these tubes. Certainly higher than the 2 mica version. but no surprise I guess. The other completed auction from a guy in GB...$213 a pair(2x mica)..ouch! & someone went for it.

If you can find a pair at a price you're willing to pay I think they're worth the effort. If they aren't for you they'll sell in a heartbeat. If memory serves this is also a 10,000 hour tube.
jtimothya
612 posts
 
 
Siemens & Halske 3-MICA E81CC
Sylvania Gold Brand 6201
Mullard CV4024
 
Try tubemonger.com (Siemens), Jim McShane (Mullard), or UpScale Audio (Sylvania, Mullard).
 
Tim
rbrowne
175 posts
 
Not sure if this helps, but when I had a Lector 0.6T CDP I tried both Sylvania Gold 6201 and Telefunken ECC801s. In my set up the Telefunkens were the better choice for the Lector. There was an easily discernible difference between the two with the Telefunkens being more neutral and having better separation with a better soundstage. I found the Sylvanias to be somewhat less detailed and a bit forward in the upper mid-range that just didn't sound right to me.
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