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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: fullheadofnothing on September 22, 2014, 11:09:28 AM

Title: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: fullheadofnothing on September 22, 2014, 11:09:28 AM: We just got in a shipment of 6Ð–32ÐŸ (aka EF86) tubes. They came packed in a new kind of tube box I hadn't seen before. It does seem to bear a stern warning about its contents.

The Surgeon General recommends directly heated triodes...
Title: Re: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: Doc B. on September 22, 2014, 11:45:19 AM: Josh has volunteered to let us know whether the Marlboro or Camel branded tubes sound better.
Title: Re: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: mcandmar on September 22, 2014, 11:52:46 AM: I find Marlboro lights to be harsh and grainy while lacking the full bodied flavor of the reds.
Title: Re: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: Natural Sound on September 22, 2014, 11:53:26 AM: Are those EF86's filtered or un-filtered?
Title: Re: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: Grainger49 on September 22, 2014, 12:37:11 PM: Sending to my brother. He learned to speak and read Russian in college.
Title: Re: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: fullheadofnothing on September 22, 2014, 12:46:40 PM: Quote from: Natural Sound on September 22, 2014, 11:53:26 AM
Are those EF86's filtered or un-filtered?

Well, they've got a screen...
Title: Re: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: 2wo on September 22, 2014, 01:16:34 PM: They're only dangerous if you let the magic smoke out...John
Title: Re: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: Paul Joppa on September 22, 2014, 04:16:45 PM: And if you do let the magic smoke out, DON'T INHALE!
Title: Re: Serious Warning About Pentodes
Post by: Natural Sound on September 22, 2014, 06:22:55 PM: Quote from: Paul Joppa on September 22, 2014, 04:16:45 PM
And if you do let the magic smoke out, DON'T INHALE!

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