5AR4/GZ34 Rectifier Tubes

Wig and Bayreuth, the tube came today. I will give it a good listen Saturday night.

Bayreuth, Wig, and all-- Just a real quick tube rolling session, 1st the Create, then my old 1969 vintage Mullard Blackburn, then the new production Genalex Gold Lion.

The Create and Mullard performed true to form-- The Create had superior dynamics, blacker background and more air, The Mullard sweetened up female vocals nicely but other wise the edge went to the Create. Then, I rotated in the new Gold Lion Genalex. This is a very nice tube! I think it one upped the Create on dynamics, matched on lack of any noise, maybe a draw on air. But it had the sweetness of the Mullard on female vocals, and seems to be better than the other tubes with the piano accompaniment. FYI, the recording is Schubert Lieder.
This is a pretty good showing right out of the box with no burn in or warmup. This tube will stay in for the weekend, and I will do reverse rolling Sunday night. I've got a strong feeling this tube will stay in. Nice find Bayreuth! By the way, I'll give Das Reingold a spin this weekend as the final test.

At under $40 shipped, this tube is a no-brainer.

Brownsfan,

Good to hear your initial impression, where did you purchase them?

Thanks

I'm pretty sure he got them on E-Bay. Here is the link:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genalex-Gold-Lion-NEW-NIB-U77-5AR4-GZ34-Rectifier-tube-Test-NEW-/181256766389?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item2a33bec3b5

Yep, Mofi's link is the place. Tube came in about 3 days.