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Hmm.. that's odd.

Can you post a picture possibly, or find one? Usually japenese/chinese variants are labeled different tubes (6N8). In all honesty, I have no idea, but I do remember seeing a tube with the writing on the glass and not the base.




-Nick

PS. Does it sound any good?

And to make matters worse guys, I picked up ANOTHER pair of "Bad Boy's" The seller had NO idea what they were, when I asked if each side had three holes, he said, "yes, for a total of 6 per tube". The next day, he confirms this, to me with another e-mail, because he's wondering why I asked specifically about the hole's.

His response:

There are three small rectangular holes per vertical metal tower inside the glass....two towers x 3 holes/tower = 6 per tube. Each tower is shaped like a "T". I hope that helps



Needless to say guys, this one cost even less than my other $8 "BB". How about $7 a pop! I paid like $20 including S&H

I'll post pictures when they arrive. Obviously he doesn't have the right camera angle to show the correct holes.

I instantly knew by these pictures it was a "3-holer", simply because the top hole is much higher than a standard two-hole version. Which was a simple give away, but just to confirm my findings, I e-mailed him.



I also noticed all the ones labeled "Bad Boy" in the title, sell for a hell of a lot of money.. If you have lots of patience, you will find them at the stupid low prices I am paying.



Man, I am ON FIRE! tonight... I wish I had more money..



Mwuahh!





-Nick

That looks like the same Raytheon I am using that I got from Skylab that took less than a day to burn out the hum. Very nice tube, and pairs well with Darth Beyer to knock out the mid-bass hump. Skylab gavwe me a good deal at $15 shipped.

Nick, those are some nice tube scores. You will find that the 6SN7WGTA brown base (assuming yours is OK) is an exceptionally fine sounding tube - surprisingly these can often be had at a reasonable cost.

Jo6Pak, tubes made in post-war Japan were not very highly regarded. Japan used the same tube numbering system as the US during this time (as opposed to China, which did not of course). But in general I would not expect much from a US branded but Japan-made tube.

Yeah they were.


AND, I decided to test my luck last night.. I went out and bought a $1 scratch off from the gas station, and won $50!


IMO, yesterday was one of the better days of my life.. nothing went wrong, and everything went right. I couldn't be happier.

Rob's a good source for tubes.. but from time to time, I check and see what's going on with eBay's tube source. Most of the time, they go to expensive, except in my case.


A little tid bit about me..

I prize and collect original boxes. I just feel incomplete if I don't have the original box. It's like buying a bottle of fine liquor for full price, and only getting half a bottle.. (maybe that makes sense, LOL)




-Nick

Skylab-

Thanks for the info. The MIJ Raytheon was more or less a 'freebie'. It was thrown into the deal when I bought an RCA 6SN7GT.

Nick-

I'll try to snap of a pic with the little camera I bought a couple weeks ago. I believe it has macro setting. Congrats on the lucky streak!

Thanks!

Macro will do, but it takes a real steady hand, which I don't have, usually. So I just use the "image stabalization" and sacrafice some image quality.

I'm elated that you're happy, but you still suck.

ANNNNNND.... I didn't even get one friggin number in Saturday's lottery.

LOL Chris! You and Mike are the "clowns" around here.. and are such awesome people. (no offense intended) Both of you have a great sense of humor.

I sold Rob my first BB as he was floored by it's performance when he first heard it. I still have two more coming, and I will be keeping my eye out for more. If you WANT a BB and don't want to pay "market" price for them, contact me, and I'll see what can be done.





-Nick


PS Go LSU!! Buckeyes suuuuuuck..

Anyone up for a 9-tube RCA smoked glass "group-buy"? My guess easily over $175, may go for much more though, depending on how "valuable" they are in the eyes of the bidder.

I think $20/tube is pretty fair for a lot of 9.


NINE RCA SMOKE GLASS 6SN7 AMPLIFIER TUBE - eBay (item 350012365279 end time Jan-10-08 13:15:00 PST)

Also, I'd like to start "storing" my valuable tubes in some sort of box.

This is the best thing I've seen that will suit the job. I'm just wondering if you guys had any other ideas?

Cabela's -- Plano Hard Case




Thanks,


-Nick

Nick, I think that kind of case would be hard on your nice vintage tube boxes. You need something with a flat bottom.

What if I just flipped-flopped the foam? I messed with the item in the store.. both pieces are removeable...

To make egg-crate on top, flat on bottom; or flat on top, or flat on bottom?

What about you just take a drawer or something put some soft cloth on the floor and you got yourself a place to store tubes ;p.