[attmci]

Nobody wants a cheap GEC 6080. 

 

[MIKELAP]

  Nobody wants a cheap GEC 6080. 

I do 

 

[mordy]

Listing re-appeared.

 

[attmci]

  I do 

 

[jekjek]

Hi Guys,

I just got a few pieces of NEC 6080WA.
Anyone knows the tube origin from the pictures below?

 

[gibosi]

While I am not at all sure, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that NEC manufactured these....

 

[jekjek]

While I am not at all sure, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that NEC manufactured these....

I always thought Japan never produce any tubes

 

[gibosi]

Hitachi, Toshiba, Matsushta, NEC and others were prolific manufacturers of vacuum tubes. I have quite a few.
 
Edit:
 
A recent example:
 
This 6BX7GT was actually manufactured by Toshiba, but it carries a Tungsram label and has an Orgal Radio sticker. Orgal Radio was based in Milan, Italy. lol
 

 

[mordy]

Hi jekjek,
 
Japan produced some very high quality tubes, one reason being that Matsushta (today Panasonic) bought tooling from Philips and had a cooperative agreement with Philips.
 
The person to ask about the NEC tubes is Oskari.
 
 
BTW, I have to misspell Matsu crap a in order not to be censured by Head-Fi lol)

 

[vapman]

  Hi jekjek,
 
Japan produced some very high quality tubes, one reason being that Matsushta (today Panasonic) bought tooling from Philips and had a cooperative agreement with Philips.
 
The person to ask about the NEC tubes is Oskari.
 
 
BTW, I have to misspell Matsu crap a in order not to be censured by Head-Fi lol)

This always bugged me. I've seen that company name get censored here for probably 10 years...

 

[mordy]

Hi vapman,
 
 
On the other hand I personally am grateful for not having to read four lettered words and foul language......

 

[vapman]

  Hi vapman,
 
 
On the other hand I personally am grateful for not having to read four lettered words and foul language......

Yes, this is most certainly the upside of it. I merely thought it was humorous that nobody's thought to whitelist that one company name, though....

 

[attmci]

@mordy 
Care to compare your 6bl7 to those newly purchased premium 6as7g? 

 

 

[jekjek]

Hi jekjek,

Japan produced some very high quality tubes, one reason being that Matsushta (today Panasonic) bought tooling from Philips and had a cooperative agreement with Philips.

The person to ask about the NEC tubes is Oskari.


BTW, I have to misspell Matsu crap a in order not to be censured by Head-Fi lol)

Thanks Mordy.

I have no idea how the NEC 6080 sounds. Still waiting for my Glenn OTL

 

[Oskari]

While I am not at all sure, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that NEC manufactured these....

Seems that they did indeed: http://www.geocities.jp/radiomann/HomePageVT/Audio_US_Triode.html#6080