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post #1681 of 2233
2/8/12 at 11:45pm
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post

I tried those and I thought they were god awful.


 

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I tried 3 of them that came with an amp and they were awful.


Edited by rosgr63 - 2/8/12 at 11:47pm
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post #1682 of 2233
2/9/12 at 7:47pm

This pair of Tungsol 6F8G's black glass round plate was sold at 299$

I almost made a bid but the bidding had gone wild during the last 45 minutes

and drove the price from 100+ to 299$  I planned to spend only 150$ .  I already

have one pair or else I might try harder to bid

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280817248138?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

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post #1683 of 2233
2/9/12 at 7:50pm

Wow.  Looks like I should sell some of mine!

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post #1684 of 2233
2/9/12 at 8:18pm

A beatiful NOS pair of NU round plate 6F8G in their original boxes went for a pretty reasonable sum just the other day.  I was watching it for fun, and even though I wasn't really interested there is always this temptation to bid on tubes in that kind of condition.  Most of my collection is white box, and even though that has no impact on how the tubes perform I kind of wish it wasn't so.  I love the designs and colors on those old boxes.

 

I nabbed a beautiful pair of NOS Hytron 45's in their original boxes recently in preparation for something special coming up in the near future, and I just can't stop looking at them.  The boxes are in absurdly good condition too for something that was made in 1935.  Not even worn at the edges.  It really connects you to the history behind it all.

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post #1685 of 2233
2/9/12 at 10:10pm

That's fantastique! I know what you're sayin' about the history and making a connection with times past...

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post #1686 of 2233
2/9/12 at 10:11pm
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post

Wow.  Looks like I should sell some of mine!


wink_face.gif It would appear Silent One has been looking in all the wrong places... we gotta talk!

 

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post #1687 of 2233
2/10/12 at 1:00am

The seller of that Tungsol 6F8G's said that he has nine other pairs with new test result.

He will have more on auction soon,  wonder how high the price will go up.

 I believe the tubes are new,  as they were installed into World War Two airplane "interphone" amplifiers, that were never used- the tubes were then collected from the amplifiers- I have nine other pairs. Tested on a Hickok TV-3 military tester that has been calibrated, just to make sure, test new as they should at 2750-2350 and 2450-2450 micromho where pass/fail is 1260 micromho. Firm bases, excellent silvering. They have the same exact structure inside and out, wartime production.


Edited by kiertijai - 2/10/12 at 1:02am
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post #1688 of 2233
2/10/12 at 1:21am

Tung-Sol 6F8G 

 

Thanks, kiertijai. I just Bookmarked the link.... with no money! Have I overlooked the signs of tube addiction?!

ph34r.gif

 

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post #1689 of 2233
2/10/12 at 1:36am
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SO stop reading this thread!

You'll become an addict too.

 

When the ebay God falls asleep one can get an excellent deal.

 

A couple of days a go I got a NU 6SN7GT NIB square mica for  £24.

The other TS square mica I have cost me a small fortune.

 

Can't be unlucky/overpaying all the time!

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post #1690 of 2233
2/10/12 at 1:58am

@Stavros,  there are some that other  Thai head-fiers or other has mentioned about the 6SN7's or equivalent that

they regards highly

   - Marconi Osram B65  (Craig loves the earlier version   BL63 Marconi similar adapter with 6F8G's)

   - Brimar or STC CV1988

   - Tungsram 6SN7's

   - Mullard 6SN7's

   - Toshiba 6SN7's (by audiotubes? the same level as Telefunken)

   - Philips Pope 6SN7's (by upscale audio, ? the same as Philips Pope ECC33)

   - Raytheon 6SN7 round plate    etc.

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post #1691 of 2233
2/10/12 at 6:09am

It still strikes me as funny that just a couple of years ago, the 6F8G was a $8 tube.  And in fact, it is STILL an $8 tube at tube depot.com, but you never know what you will get.

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post #1692 of 2233
2/10/12 at 6:39am
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Originally Posted by kiertijai View Post

@Stavros,  there are some that other  Thai head-fiers or other has mentioned about the 6SN7's or equivalent that

they regards highly

   - Marconi Osram B65  (Craig loves the earlier version   BL63 Marconi similar adapter with 6F8G's)

   - Brimar or STC CV1988

   - Tungsram 6SN7's

   - Mullard 6SN7's

   - Toshiba 6SN7's (by audiotubes? the same level as Telefunken)

   - Philips Pope 6SN7's (by upscale audio, ? the same as Philips Pope ECC33)

   - Raytheon 6SN7 round plate    etc.


Dear Kiertijai thanks for the info.

Eventually we are going to have a top ten list for reference.

 

I don't want to include any of the very expensive, rare and hard to get tubes, but more of the normal, easy to get ones.

For example you can get a strong testing/NOS B65 anything from $160 to $750, so I will include the MOV B65 in the list.

 

I have not seen a Raytheon 6SN7 RP and never used the Pope 6SN7 so I can't really say.

If other readers have then I'll be happy to include them.

 

 

 

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post #1693 of 2233
2/10/12 at 7:02am

I have not seen a Raytheon 6SN7 RP and never used the Pope 6SN7 so I can't really say.

If other readers have then I'll be happy to include them.

   

     It was mentioned in Thai DiY but I do not see one either,  I only see the Raytheon 6SL7 round plate.

     We should forget that one.

 

I don't want to include any of the very expensive, rare and hard to get tubes, but more of the normal, easy to get ones.

For example you can get a strong testing/NOS B65 anything from $160 to $750, so I will include the MOV B65 in the list

     It does make sense.  Got what you would like to do. 

    

 

   

 

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post #1694 of 2233
2/10/12 at 7:06am
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Originally Posted by kiertijai View Post

@Stavros,  there are some that other  Thai head-fiers or other has mentioned about the 6SN7's or equivalent that

they regards highly

   - Marconi Osram B65  (Craig loves the earlier version   BL63 Marconi similar adapter with 6F8G's)

   - Brimar or STC CV1988

   - Tungsram 6SN7's

   - Mullard 6SN7's

   - Toshiba 6SN7's (by audiotubes? the same level as Telefunken)

   - Philips Pope 6SN7's (by upscale audio, ? the same as Philips Pope ECC33)

   - Raytheon 6SN7 round plate    etc.


Are the Raytheon VT231s?  The ones I have are black ladder-type plates.

 

 

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post #1695 of 2233
2/10/12 at 7:12am
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Originally Posted by dminches View Post


Are the Raytheon VT231s?  The ones I have are black ladder-type plates.

 

 



Those, and the black-ladder plate Raytheon 6SN7WGT are great, and underrated.

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