[Zachik]

@whirlwind - I am VERY curious to hear your comparison to the red-skirt Philips EL3N tubes.
If they sound as good as they look - I will have to look for a set, too

 

[leftside]

These arrived yesterday. I have always wanted to try some, but keep thinking I would find a super good deal some day and I never did LOL.
I finally just bit the bullet and grabbed these as they seem to be getting harder and harder to locate and I could get a quad set.

I will have to report back on the sound, I can tell you they sound fantastic! Just will take some time to settle in.

Glad you got some too. I knew he had a few sets

 

[whirlwind]

Glad you got some too. I knew he had a few sets

Thanks, I could not get them for the price that he offered me a couple of months ago. I tried....LOL
He did have this nice quad set so I just bit the bullet. I agree with you that they are nice sounding tubes...just wish they were cheaper and more plentiful...All of my tube dealings with Lamberto have been positive however and the tubes always have been as described. On e-bay he is radio-antigua

 

[whirlwind]

Happy Fathers Day to everyone.

 

[gibosi]

Thanks, I could not get them for the price that he offered me a couple of months ago. I tried....LOL
He did have this nice quad set so I just bit the bullet. I agree with you that they are nice sounding tubes...just wish they were cheaper and more plentiful...All of my tube dealings with Lamberto have been positive however and the tubes always have been as described. On e-bay he is radio-antigua

My experience with Lamberto has been the same, quality tubes and never a problem. But yes, he is pretty stubborn when it comes to price.

 

[Phantaminum]

In my case, if the blue light doesn’t go on, it means that the amp is shut off and no sound.
Are you saying that you still have sound with the blue light off and the wrong tube/setting?

Just to reaffirm this, when I owned the amp, it would turn on regardless of tube, with or without an adapter, set to the wrong voltage. That's how I burned several nice tubes and caused damage to one of my headphones.

 

[mordy]

Just to reaffirm this, when I owned the amp, it would turn on regardless of tube, with or without an adapter, set to the wrong voltage. That's how I burned several nice tubes and caused damage to one of my headphones.

Caveat tubeo volvare! (Tube roller, beware!)

 

[whirlwind]

My experience with Lamberto has been the same, quality tubes and never a problem. But yes, he is pretty stubborn when it comes to price.

Yeah, LOL. I guess I should have pulled the trigger when he first offered them to me at a better price.

 

[ashwinvyas1981]

Has anyone heard from Glenn recently, hope he is doing well. It would be great to see some new amp delivery message from him. It's been a long time.

 

[mordy]

Recently I had two Raytheon tubes go bad on me (one 6J5WGT and one 12J5WGT). Granted, these tubes are around 60-70 years old, but the vast majority of old tubes hold up well.
Does anybody else have such experiences with Raytheon tubes?

 

[jonathan c]

Recently I had two Raytheon tubes go bad on me (one 6J5WGT and one 12J5WGT). Granted, these tubes are around 60-70 years old, but the vast majority of old tubes hold up well.
Does anybody else have such experiences with Raytheon tubes?

In what way did they go bad?

 

[mordy]

In what way did they go bad?

The 6J5 worked for a couple of listening sessions and then would not light up; the 12J5 worked for a minute or two, then two loud pops, and it died.
I always use pairs in a dual adapter; the second tube in each case works fine.
I am just curious if the Raytheon tubes have more problems than other brands.

 

[mordy]

Can anybody identify the manufacturer of this pair 6SN7GT - listed as unknown (see edit bottom!):

EDIT: Using Google Images I found out what it is: Sovtek 6H8C

 

[tintinsnowydog]

Is there a consensus on the right way to store tubes either vertically or horizontally? I recall reading something about vertical storage being better in the long term but cannot find the info again or remember the reason. I have all my tubes stored vertically right now but as the stash grows larger, laying the tube boxes down horizontal is looking to be much easier!

 

[Dogmatrix]

Is there a consensus on the right way to store tubes either vertically or horizontally? I recall reading something about vertical storage being better in the long term but cannot find the info again or remember the reason. I have all my tubes stored vertically right now but as the stash grows larger, laying the tube boxes down horizontal is looking to be much easier!

I think the concern is the heater elements could sag over time with horizontal storage
I have however seen quite a few pictures of shops/dealers stock just haphazard jumbled in bins
Just finished a set of plywood trays to store my precious vertically