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Offline Nick Tam

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Reply #990 on: December 23, 2014, 02:24:52 AM
2 years later, all them tubes are extinct or prices just inflated real bad...

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Reply #991 on: December 23, 2014, 03:28:03 AM
They still come up on ebay from time to time.  The tier 1 tubes are silly money, and over rated IMO.  Buy a Sylvania Gold brand or Valvo 6080, or a Russian 6H13C and your 90% there for $20.

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Reply #992 on: December 23, 2014, 05:31:27 AM
Quote from: Nick Tam on December 23, 2014, 02:24:52 AM
2 years later, all them tubes are extinct or prices just inflated real bad...

Welcome to my world. Before you talk something up on the Internet make sure you own most of them. When we started Tape Project a Technics RS1500 was worth about $250. A year later you could sell them all day long for $1200. I wasn't smart enough to buy every one I could find before we started.

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Reply #993 on: December 23, 2014, 08:06:43 AM
Compared to many hobbies a tube here and there really isn't to bad. Finding a 60 year old tube that still works and sounds great is also lot of fun for relatively small beer.

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Reply #994 on: December 26, 2014, 06:18:47 PM
Hi guys,

How does the Chatham 6AS7G sound with the Crack? Also, thinking about getting the Mullard ECC82 Re-issue from Tube Store dot com or the Valvo ECC82 on eBay. Do these two tubes go well together? Your thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks

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Reply #995 on: December 29, 2014, 09:35:49 AM
picked up pair of Bendix 6080WB's, one of them has an audible "tick" sound inside of it that happens every 2-5 seconds (keeps ticking until it cools off after i take it out too) and it's driving me nuts. is it a bad tube? anything that can be done?

oh good and the other one i can't even type on my keyboard without getting microphonics through the right channel.

gotta love ebay.
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Reply #996 on: December 29, 2014, 01:33:37 PM
Quote from: remedy on December 29, 2014, 09:35:49 AM
picked up pair of Bendix 6080WB's, one of them has an audible "tick" sound inside of it that happens every 2-5 seconds (keeps ticking until it cools off after i take it out too) and it's driving me nuts. is it a bad tube? anything that can be done?

oh good and the other one i can't even type on my keyboard without getting microphonics through the right channel.

gotta love ebay.

I have had a brought a few nos graphite plate tubes in the past most have suffered from pops and ticks. I left mine running for a couple of days straight with a old pair of phones I use for testing and they have settle down with running in. I also brought a bunch of used ones from equipment pulls they all tested at nos level and all of them ran nice and quiet.

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Reply #997 on: December 30, 2014, 06:31:56 AM
The ticking sound could be the glass heating up.  On tubes with very thick glass, this can take a long time (an hour or so on 6C33' in my experience).

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Reply #998 on: December 30, 2014, 09:46:00 AM


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Reply #999 on: December 30, 2014, 10:42:58 AM
Yes, it is.  That is a pretty reasonable price as well.

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Reply #1000 on: December 30, 2014, 10:19:02 PM
Quote from: Caucasian Blackplate on December 30, 2014, 10:42:58 AM
Yes, it is.  That is a pretty reasonable price as well.

Thanks Paul,

Also,

I've read up on 12BH7's as being superior to 12AU7's. I'd like to try them both to compare the two tubes. Can anyone recommend a good 12BH7 tube? I'm looking at the Vintage CBS 12BH7 Black Plates on eBay right now for around $30. Is this a good deal?

Btw, I have Crack+Speedball and running on HD650's.


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Reply #1001 on: December 31, 2014, 06:06:45 AM
Quote from: Caucasian Blackplate on December 30, 2014, 10:42:58 AM
Yes, it is.  That is a pretty reasonable price as well.



Man, I am out of touch. I remember when they were more like $15. Of course I also remember when guys used to drive to my house with truckloads of tubes and ask me to take them.

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Reply #1002 on: December 31, 2014, 09:03:15 AM
Quote from: Jimb0 on December 30, 2014, 10:19:02 PM
I've read up on 12BH7's as being superior to 12AU7's. I'd like to try them both to compare the two tubes.
It appears that the 12BH7 will need to run more current than a 12AU7 to properly bias the output stage in the Crack. 

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Reply #1003 on: January 01, 2015, 08:10:36 PM
Just bought some Svetlana Winged C 6h13c tubes from Russia on eBay and I'm stunned and amazed.  I have the Chatham 5998 and Western Electric 421A and I think I've just struck gold and at $10 a pop I just don't think anyone can go wrong.  They are a tad brighter than 5598 Chatham and WE421A but I like bright.

I'm buying a stash of these things.


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Reply #1004 on: January 02, 2015, 11:45:30 AM
Quote from: John EH on January 01, 2015, 08:10:36 PM
Just bought some Svetlana Winged C 6h13c tubes from Russia on eBay and I'm stunned and amazed.  I have the Chatham 5998 and Western Electric 421A and I think I've just struck gold and at $10 a pop I just don't think anyone can go wrong.  They are a tad brighter than 5598 Chatham and WE421A but I like bright.

I'm buying a stash of these things.

I'm going to somewhat retract this statement.  Left the Crack on all night and started listening again and it sounds flat now. A good tube but not a great tube.  Lots of things are bright and airy when new and then settle in.  This settled in a lot.


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