[Mechans1]

I have a pair of the Mullard 6080 and am using them now.  I swapped in my Tung Sol 5998s and was surprised to find I liked the Mullard better. I  will  have to try that again soon to check my sanity.

 

[Badas]

  I have a pair of the Mullard 6080 and am using them now.  I swapped in my Tung Sol 5998s and was surprised to find I liked the Mullard better. I  will  have to try that again soon to check my sanity.

I find that the Mullard does nothing extraordinary. It does everything really well. With no weak areas. So it makes for an extraordinary tube.

 

[Shaffer]

Another newb question: Were US-made Tung-Sol 6080 manufactured by Tung-Sol?

 

[Badas]

Another newb question: Were US-made Tung-Sol 6080 manufactured by Tung-Sol?

No by Bendix I think. They share a lot of Bendix parts.
 

 
Similar holders for micras touching the glass. Similar plates and the same micras.
 
Then there is the Bendix re-badged as a Tung-Sol. Pictured in my amp below.
 

 

 
I also suspect that my pair of Tung-Sol 7236's were made by Bendix also.
 
All fantastic tubes by the way.

 

[abvolt]

I have a nice variety of 6as7g's and also 6080's to me the mullard 6080 beats them all, They seem to have a lot more body in there sound, so far they are my favorites. Although I'd sure like to try a pair of the tung sol 7236's sometime..

 

[Badas]

  I have a nice variety of 6as7g's and also 6080's to me the mullard 6080 beats them all, They seem to have a lot more body in there sound, so far they are my favorites. Although I'd sure like to try a pair of the tung sol 7236's sometime..

Tung-Sol 7236 is not all that. I don't mind them but I wouldn't rate them. They are fast and dynamic but nothing else. A close SS sounding tube. I just like tubes to sound like tubes not SS.

 

[abvolt]

 
Tung-Sol 7236 is not all that. I don't mind them but I wouldn't rate them. They are fast and dynamic but nothing else. A close SS sounding tube. I just like tubes to sound like tubes not SS.

 
Thanks that'll save me some $

 

[3083joe]

Yes! Enjoying.

 

[gibosi]

Another newb question: Were US-made Tung-Sol 6080 manufactured by Tung-Sol?

 
If it has ceramic spacers, Bendix. If regular mica spacers, Tung-Sol/Chatham.

 

[3083joe]

Glad the deoxit worked for you.  Looks like your lot of "good" tubes just got larger

Can you tell me what exactly you bought. Need the same. Tia

 

[Badas]

Can you tell me what exactly you bought. Need the same. Tia

This stuff:
 
http://www.listeningpost.co.nz/Products/Audio-Accessories-Adaptor-stereo-home-theater/Cleaning-Supplies/Caig-Laboratories-deoxit-contact-cleaner-rejuvenator-__I.82983__N.27756__C.55048
 
There will be a local supplier. This is just my local shop.
 
It took a noisy Mullard power tube and reduced the noise level 95% (I can still just hear it if no music is playing and I listen for it. But that is stupid). Making it a viable tube. After using it on all tube pins in my amp it lowered the noise floor level and made sound a little smoother.

 

[SonicTrance]

  I have a nice variety of 6as7g's and also 6080's to me the mullard 6080 beats them all, They seem to have a lot more body in there sound, so far they are my favorites. Although I'd sure like to try a pair of the tung sol 7236's sometime..

Man, all this talk about the Mullard 6080 makes me wanna give mine another shot. I bought a quad set from Langrex a while ago to use in my LD MK6 and they were very noisy. I think I'll just have to treat them with a little Deoxit and see what happens. I absolutely love the 5998's I use at the moment but you never know...
 
These are the ones I got: http://www.ebay.com/itm/311154206725?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
 
I'm currently trying out a bunch of driver tubes also, but that's for another thread

 

[whirlwind]

I have bought all of these in anticipation of my new amp and some help from gibosi.
 

Pay no mention to the tube on the right.....it is a rectifier.
 

 

 
 

 

[Badas]

Some very nice glass.

 
I've got a couple of those Rectifiers. They are suppose to be great. I should re try. For memory 5AW4 or something like that.

 

[whirlwind]

yes you are correct....good memory  

 
It is a 5AW4