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highstream replied to the thread The 6SN7 Identification Guide.I can’t tell the dates, but during the wars, WWII and Korean, the demand led to companies pooling resources. While Sylvania much later... -
highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).Anyone know the difference between the STC 5R4GY and the Brimar version, if any? I've read Brimar was part of STC prior until 1960, but...
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).I picked up a pair of NOS Mullard GZ32's from a dealer in Canada to try in a Lampi dac for many times more than $10. Listenable to be...
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).Who's Dan? I got the first pair of adapters off eBay from China for $15.
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).Hah, think you better check the beginning of this thread -- and the U.S. stock market. My first one was $220 privately last year via...
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highstream replied to the thread The Reference 6SN7 Thread.I decided to hold off commenting about the Melz 1538, 1963 version, until it had sold. As so often occurs, my experience is apparently...
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highstream replied to the thread 6SN7GT & 6F8G - An exploration of WWII-era octal tubes.I'd like to find a pair of early 1950's Tung-Sol's at a reasonable price, perhaps rebranded. I do worry about rebranded tubes' quality...
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).This is more of an FYI for anyone looking at Tung-Sol rectifier date codes of the form "NF", which I had been trying to figure out and...
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).I won't argue with your experience. What I will say is that I read it some time ago from users, well before I came across tubemaze. But...
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).According to Wikipedia, Westinghouse purchased the lamp division of Ken-Rad in 1943, but who was producing 5U4G's I don't know. I can't...
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).I've read exactly the opposite, rectis go faster. How fast depends on the circuit, at least in part. While I'm no expert, there is what...
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highstream replied to the thread The Reference 6SN7 Thread.If anyone would like a Melz 1578 pair, I'm going to pass along the NOS 1963 pair, pins resoldered, I purchased from Paladin79 last...
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).Added above
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highstream replied to the thread Dubstep Girl's Massive 5AR4/5R4/5U4G Rectifier Review/Comparison! (Rectifer Tube Rolling thread).One tube that gets mentioned occasionally by someone as being really good, but I've never seen reviewed is the Westinhouse 5U4G. I...
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highstream replied to the thread The Reference 6SN7 Thread.@bcowen In the process of burning in the 1578, I’ve now tried eight rectifiers and have two more on the way, with the goal of finding a...
