LSA Statement Tube Rolling

MY new Lsa standard amp came with 1 EH6922 doa :-(
after match hunting around and looking - i have settled on a matched pair of gold pin EH6922's as a gentle priced introduction to valves - havent got them yet.

Oly2040, sooner or later, the 'what if' bug will seize your conscious mind, your senses will fail, and you'll be on line buying 6dj8's from some guy who knows more about tubes than anyone has a right to.
When that moment of incoherence hits, write me and I'll give you the name of my supplier...lol.

Good listening.
Larry

I use Amperex 7308's in my Statement. They open up the sound to a much broader AND finer degree than the stock 6922's.

Bpinder, You need to learn a little about Phillips manufacturing codes (Amperex, Mullard, Valvo, Seimens, etc.) that are etched into the glass of the tubes. The codes will tell you tube type and where and when they were made. Here is a link to a pdf file that will tell you all about them:

http://eastwoodamps.com/PhilipsCodes.pdf

The Tubemonger website: http://www.tubemonger.com/

has a very extensive library of pictures of tubes. There is a link to the library on the left side of the homepage. Have fun!

Let me add that most of the Phillips tubes around now use the "New Code" etched into the glass on the side of the tube, near the bottom, as shown on the bottom of page 3 of the "Phillips Factory Valve Codes".

The 2 line code usually goes like this:

type type change
factory year month week

That will make sense to you with a little reading.