I have dozens of ubes Amperex and Mallard etc.
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@testpilot i do consider people may not be native english speakers, when appropriate... but not in this case though... thus my comment @midareff1 have a little pride man... just look at your post title and initial post ... when i type something, i re-read it, make sure people understand and there are no glaring omissions or misspellings... caps aside... or maybe lay off the booze when you are posting and asking for others' input here? |
Elliott... you have a good point about the tube tester. There used to be one at a repair shop in Miami but he closed many years ago and I have not been able to find anyone with one. I use 6DJ8/6922 tubes. About 15 or so years ago I rolled everything I could get my hands on from all over the world. Bugle Boys/Amperex/Valvo/Chinese 6DJ8s/Telefunkens and many more. Discovered that the Siemens and Halske Cca 6922 Grey Plates round and D getters from the later 50’s and early 60’s were the best in my system, except for a stray set of 1958 Valvo Pinched Waist 6922 Cca tubes. Found a source in Germany and stocked up on the Siemens... they were about $40 each back then. Sold off a bunch at $200 each and still have a couple I just found in the back of the closet. I see someone trying to sell a matched pair @ $2000. Probably try the ones I have today. Currently I’m using 1975 6N23P SSW Russian Reflectors I get from a lady in the Ukraine and have watched them double and a half in the last few years. Have a couple of Russian Rockets in the closet too I didn’t like as much as the Reflectors. Generally I’ll just run them until the bass or highs start to deteriorate and then replace them. I really like the tester idea.. want to keep my 30 year old pre-amp going as long as possible. https://www.martindareff.com/Other/HDR-Treated-Images/i-ZmLg23s/A |
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