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I believe the 1958 clear top has all the characteristics of 421a tube, double bottom D-ring, spiral wire.

 

[UntilThen]

Ah you've some Tung Sol / Chatham branding there. Nice collection.

 

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Any other juicy tubes?

 

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Ah you've some Tung Sol / Chatham branding there. Nice collection.

Thanks, all match pairs, bought years ago from tubeworld.com. An expensive but reliable seller. They were inexpensive then by today's standard. Also have some 5998A tubes. Not as good sounding as 5998.

 

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I believe the green ones were issued to the US military during the Vietnam war. Just speculating of course.

 

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Thanks, all match pairs, bought years ago from tubeworld.com. An expensive but reliable seller. They were inexpensive then by today's standard. Also have some 5998A tubes. Not as good sounding as 5998.

If you bought your tubes a long time ago, then you've done well. All the good power tubes now are very 'special' price.

For example my 'jewels' collection:-

Per pair price...

Mullard 6080 (used but new looking) - AUD$75.
Chatham 6520 (used but in great condition) - AUD$100.
Chatham 6as7g (from Skylab - NOS but traded for a pair of Valvo C3Gs with another member here - kind of regret) - US$60 <------- this was a fantastic deal from Skylab - the tubes are so new as is the lettering.
Cetron (Tung Sol) 7236 NOS - US$120.
Tung Sol 5998 (NOS green - brand new) - US$239
GEC 6080 ( NOS with original boxes) - US$160
Bendix 6080wb - bought a NOS one for US$95 ; the other one 'what's his name?' kind of gave me when I gave him my Lorenz C3G pair plus adapters.
GEC 6as7g (NOS with original boxes curved base, 99.99999% readings) - I won't tell you price.

 

[myphone]

Any other juicy tubes?

Three types of 6080WB.

 

[myphone]

Any other juicy tubes?

Small white boxes are Tung-sol 7236. Amperex 5998A is rebranded GE 5998A.

 

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Three types of 6080WB.

No wonder you bought Euforia. Very extensive collection.

What is the tube on the right. Is it a 6080wb? Doesn't seem to have graphite plates like those 2 in the middle. .... and what's the one with the green lettering?

 

[myphone]

If you bought your tubes a long time ago, then you've done well. All the good power tubes now are very 'special' price.

For example my 'jewels' collection:-

Per pair price...

Mullard 6080 (used but new looking) - AUD$75.
Chatham 6520 (used but in great condition) - AUD$100.
Chatham 6as7g (from Skylab - NOS but traded for a pair of Valvo C3Gs with another member here - kind of regret) - US$60 <------- this was a fantastic deal from Skylab - the tubes are so new as is the lettering.
Cetron (Tung Sol) 7236 NOS - US$120.
Tung Sol 5998 (NOS green - brand new) - US$239
GEC 6080 ( NOS with original boxes) - US$160
Bendix 6080wb - bought a NOS one for US$95 ; the other one 'what's his name?' kind of gave me when I gave him my Lorenz C3G pair plus adapters.
GEC 6as7g (NOS with original boxes curved base, 99.99999% readings) - I won't tell you price.

Don't have GEC 6AS7g tubes. Do have 400 Russian and Chinese 6AS7 tubes for Atma-Sphere amplifiers. Current amps use 16 6AS7 tubes. Hope to get larger amps (MA1s that use 28 6AS& tubes per pair).

 

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I don't want to feel left out

 

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Don't have GEC 6AS7g tubes. Do have 400 Russian and Chinese 6AS7 tubes for Atma-Sphere amplifiers. Current amps use 16 6AS7 tubes. Hope to get larger amps (MA1s that use 28 6AS& tubes per pair).

Good lord. Are you a seller? Were you the one who show us a picture of your Atma-Sphere? I don't think it's you as that person uses it to burn in the tubes.

Show a picture of your Atma-Sphere please.

 

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I don't want to feel left out

Oh yeah you can show your collection too. You have enough to start a tube museum.

 

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No wonder you bought Euforia. Very extensive collection.

What is the tube on the right. Is it a 6080wb? Doesn't seem to have graphite plates like those 2 in the middle. .... and what's the one with the green lettering?

Yes, it is 6080WB, different column structure from either solid or slot column ones. Wonder if it is bendix/raytheon 6080wb.

The green one: re-branded Mullard 6080 (white code AJ1 R4A).