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5AR4/GZ34 Rectifier Tubes

Is anyone currently making a tube of this type that rivals the performance of the best NOS Mullard tubes? I'm surprised that Sophia, Psvane and others appear not to have offered this tube. Suggestions?
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mofimadness
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The Create Audio 5AR4/GZ34 is "supposed" to be quite good. I've heard/read mixed reviews. I haven't tried one yet, but might.
brownsfan
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There has been a flurry of posting recently about the Create Synergy 5AR4. I'm using the tube in my ModWright Sony, and prefer it to my 1969 vintage Blackburn Mullard. In my opinion, it is a real find, since the old Mullards are getting to be hard to find and kind of expensive. It is not a sweet, tubey tube, so if that is what you are looking for you will be disappointed. The create is the only tube I have found that offers the dynamics of the Mullards. The create tubes are offered for sale on audiogon. Check username fork.
mlsstl
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Just idle curiousity, but what's the technical theory behind an AC-to-DC rectifier tube creating a "sweet, tubey" sound?
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