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Seeking suggestions for 6922 tubes

Some years ago Kevin Deal had a good price on a stash of Telefunken gold pin 6922 tubes. At the time I needed a pair for my DAC, and they worked out very well. I'm still using them today. Now I find myself with a preamp that also uses a pair, and it seems the Telefunkens are not available at this time. 

I would appreciate suggestions of alternate brands that I might use for this purpose.

Thanks, John 

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mglik
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Mullard Mil Spec

Very hard to find but best by far.

Wrapped in paper inside the box. Checked at the factory.

Will be hoarded by some. Brent will not have them.

 

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mglik,

What about the ones being sold on mullardtubes.com?

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I want to thank everyone who contributed to this thread for the wealth of information. There is so much to discover about the performance nuances of the different brands, and I will use this information in my search. Thanks in particular to rodman99999 and dekay.

I also thought that the idea about the adaptor for the Western Electric tube was fascinating. I never heard of that before.  

acefactory
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I'm very pleased with the pair of gold pin Amperex USN-CEP 7308s with large halo getters from early to mid 60s in my ModWright Elyse DAC. Very quiet and nice top end. Until this past April when I bought them, I had been gone through MANY different makes/models in this family and that's where my journey ended. I wish you the best in your search! 

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