[L0rdGwyn]

Purchased the best upgrade for my music system for the summer:

This is a great idea. I work rotating shifts, these are handy for sleeping during the day, could use a nicer one anyhow

 

[2359glenn]

Got home from vacation late last night, picked up my welcome home present from the post office today, GOTL tube packages from Taiwan, Japan, and Germany hope you guys don't mind me sharing, can't give GOTL impressions yet. This is about as close to waking up on Christmas morning as it gets in my adult life, maybe I should be asking for tubes for Christmas...

Some GOTL specific tubes, these will make very pretty paperweights for the time being since I cannot use them in my amp, Visseaux 6N7GT, Mullard EL32. Adapters from Deyan incoming.


NOS sextet of Toshiba 6BX7GT and four of the eight NOS Fivre 6BX7GT I have on the way. Popped these into my BH amp, if it is any indication, they are both very good sounding, but noticeably different.


Some Japanese 6AS7 tubes, Toshiba 6080 and Nippon Electric 6AS7G, Western Electric's Japanese subsidiary. First impressions, the Toshiba's are nothing special, but the NEC tubes...they could be real sleepers...both need burn-in.


Also have a few new 6SN7s, but they are old news for you folks. Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday!

Nice tubes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Were did you get those Nippon 6AS7s? I bet they are almost as good s a GEC.
I have a Japanese 6SN7 and it is the quietest 6SN7 I have. I use it to test new amps to make sure the amp is noise free.

 

[mordy]

I have a quad of Channel Master rebranded Japanese 6SN7GTB that sound very good. By comparing pictures on Google Images I found out that they were made by NEC (Nippon Electric Co).

 

[whirlwind]

Kudos goes out to Stavros again. Thanks much Stavros, they has arrived safely and I will test the Mullard/Cossor 53KU this evening.






Sorry about the spelling error on your name Stavros.....I have corrected it.

 

[mordy]

Got an itch to buy a Tung Sol BGRP 12SL7 for $13 shipped (still available):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-1952-T...ALANCED-Black-Plate-Smoked-Glass/123793157889
I only have a couple of 12SL7 tubes (GE - sound good) but decided to check first if maybe I already have some 6SL7 tubes. Found a box that I haven't touched for years from my Little Dot days with not less than a dozen tubes! All bought used at low prices some years back. Guess what I found?
5 TS, three of them BGRP. One is WW2 VT-229 tube with a date code 28 - August 1942?
2 National Union, gray glass (1947) and clear glass
3 Sylvania chrome top 6SL7GT and 6SL7WGT. One is labeled Crosley from 1950
2 Russian tubes, one a 6H9C Reflektor and one without markings except for the OTK1 inspection stamp.
So far I listened to the TS VT-229 and the NU gray glass.
Need more time, but the NU sounds very good. Another advantage of used tubes is that presumably they are broken in. Some have test results written on them, but without a reference value I don't know what those numbers mean.
Looks like the 6SL7 is a good match for the GOTL as a driver.

 

[whirlwind]

Even without much listening to the Mullard/Cossor 53KU, I can say that it is my favorite sounding rectifier to date.

I have not heard the WE422A yet, but this is fantastic....even better than the GEC U18/20 to my ears.

Gobsmacked.

 

[rosgr63]

Kudos goes out to Stavros again. Thanks much Stavros, they has arrived safely and I will test the Mullard/Cossor 53KU this evening.






Sorry about the spelling error on your name Stavros.....I have corrected it.

You are most welcome Joe, thanks for buying my tubes, I hope they bring you lots of listening pleasure.

Greek names are very difficult I know.

 

[rosgr63]

Nice tubes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Were did you get those Nippon 6AS7s? I bet they are almost as good s a GEC.
I have a Japanese 6SN7 and it is the quietest 6SN7 I have. I use it to test new amps to make sure the amp is noise free.

The Japanese 6SN7 and 6SL7 are amongst my favourites my collection includes NEC, Hitachi, Channel Master, Toshiba, Raytheon.

 

[rosgr63]

Even without much listening to the Mullard/Cossor 53KU, I can say that it is my favorite sounding rectifier to date.

I have not heard the WE422A yet, but this is fantastic....even better than the GEC U18/20 to my ears.

Gobsmacked.

I'm pleased you like it I thought you would.

 

[Wes S]

I just want to give a big shout out, to our friend Stavros! I am sure quite a few of us, have gotten some very nice tubes from him, and would not be able to find them so nice, anywhere else. Also, he is such a pleasure to deal with!

Thanks Stavros!

 

[mordy]

I just want to give a big shout out, to our friend Stavros! I am sure quite a few of us, have gotten some very nice tubes from him, and would not be able to find them so nice, anywhere else. Also, he is such a pleasure to deal with!

Thanks Stavros!

I got my GEC 6AS7, Bendix 6080WB and TS 5998 from Stavros.
Beautiful tubes, and came packed like the British Crown Jewels.

 

[rosgr63]

I just want to give a big shout out, to our friend Stavros! I am sure quite a few of us, have gotten some very nice tubes from him, and would not be able to find them so nice, anywhere else. Also, he is such a pleasure to deal with!

Thanks Stavros!

I would like to thank you for your kind words, I'm moved.
You are very polite and we have become friends even though we are so far apart.

This hobby has a magic and brought many of us together.
From Vancouver to Ontario to Washington to California to Texas to North Carolina, to Florida to New Jersey to New York to Maine to Ohio to Pennsylvania to Dakota to Minnesota and Arizona.
From America to all over Europe to UAE to India to Singapore to Thailand to Indonesia to Australia to China to Korea and Japan.

Nothing pleases me more than making my head-fi friends happy.
My tubes are finding loving homes, and my friends are enjoying the music.
I couldn't ask for more.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

I got my GEC 6AS7, Bendix 6080WB and TS 5998 from Stavros.
Beautiful tubes, and came packed like the British Crown Jewels.

Thanks for your kind words Mordy.

 

[Monsterzero]

Greek names are very difficult I know.

Indeed.
Everyone knows how to say it now. Congrats to Giannis on winning MVP!

 

[rosgr63]

Indeed.
Everyone knows how to say it now. Congrats to Giannis on winning MVP!

Great player and so are his brothers!

 

[Monsterzero]

Great player and so are his brothers!

His brothers are having a hard time cracking the NBA. One of his brothers got invited to join the Bucks summer league team. The other plays in the minors for Dallas.

Giannis has been my favorite player for years. Very humble and gracious. When he develops a consistent outside shot,he will be unstoppable.