[TK16]

Here is a list of my current tubes, as you can see I still have a lot of tubes to go through, I will keep updating here on how I like them. A few things for the list below these tubes are not in order of how I like them, there is a “key” on the bottom of the page to show status, this list is also in my profile page and as of now none of these tubes are for sale, still need to go through all of them and rank them.

Again I will keep this thread updated on my ranking status of my tubes and a full review of all the tubes will be in the future.

Tube list:


6922 variants

1. Stock Electro Harmonix 6922
2. Matsu****a / National PCC88/7DJ8
3. Tungsram PCC88/7DJ8
4. Telefunken PCC88/7DJ8
5. Amperex 7308 vintage gold pin (green label JAN’s)
6. Brimar KB/AD CV2492 E88CC
7. Brimar E88CC Gold Pin UK Valve Tubes ***

12AU7 variants

1. Mullard Blackburn ECC82 long plate squar getter UK B- factory code
2. Mullard Blackburn goal post getter ECC82 +?
3. Brimar CV491/12AU7/ECC82 Long Plate Square Getter England 1958 ***
4. Valvo 12AU7 ECC82 Germany, Hamburg Made Tubes (GfO D9E), Slanted Getters ***
5. Telefunken ECC82 Smooth Plates ***
6. Siemens ECC82 Silver Chrome Plates 12AU7 ***
7. Amperex Holland foil D getter 7316 / 12au7 1958 (Beckman label)***
8. Amperex Holland foil D getter 7316 / 12au7 (single) ***
9. Amperex Holland foil D getter 7316 / 12au7 (single) ***
10. TUNG-SOL 12AU7 Black Glass Early 50's ***
11. RCA 12AU7 Black Plate Square getter 1957 ***
12. RCA 12AU7A Clear Tops ***

WE396A/6N3P/2C51 etc. variants

1. Foton 6N3P 58/59’s
2. Foton 6N3P 59’s
3. Reflektor 6N3P 50’s era (3 pairs)*
4. WE396A 56’s*
5. LM Ericsson 2C51 steel pin square getter +?

(* ordered but has not arrived)

( *** not burned in)

( +? have not listened to)
Currently burning in/listening to)

You got quite the list, makes me a little envy!
BTW the Blackburn 58 goal post getter is a tad under square getter magic. 95% there, but that extra 5% is Holy Grail territory.

 

[gtb75]

I decided to take a leap of faith and buy these last night: https://www.ebay.com/itm/L-Tubes-AM...m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true

Not the most feedback as a tube seller but they do have prior positive feedback for tube sales. The tubes appear to be the genuine article between the markings and lines in the glass on top - plus their measurements seem solid. Based on everything I've read these are a really good option in the 6922/7308 size, and the price seemed right. Thoughts???

 

[jb77]

I decided to take a leap of faith and buy these last night: https://www.ebay.com/itm/L-Tubes-AM...m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true

Not the most feedback as a tube seller but they do have prior positive feedback for tube sales. The tubes appear to be the genuine article between the markings and lines in the glass on top - plus their measurements seem solid. Based on everything I've read these are a really good option in the 6922/7308 size, and the price seemed right. Thoughts???

They look correct and Amperex are good 6922 tubes, I have not tried this specific tube but I have tried the Amperex 7308 vintage gold pin (green label JAN’s) and they were my second favorite in the 6922 family of tubes.

After you get them, burn them in and listen to them, post back here and let us know what you think.

 

[gtb75]

They look correct and Amperex are good 6922 tubes, I have not tried this specific tube but I have tried the Amperex 7308 vintage gold pin (green label JAN’s) and they were my second favorite in the 6922 family of tubes.

After you get them, burn them in and listen to them, post back here and let us know what you think.

Thank you for the feedback! I am a "tube noob", and I know there is some risk buying on eBay, but these (and the seller) looked to be legit. I just got my first set of vintage tubes a few weeks ago, so I'll be curious to see how these compare.

 

[jb77]

Thank you for the feedback! I am a "tube noob", and I know there is some risk buying on eBay, but these (and the seller) looked to be legit. I just got my first set of vintage tubes a few weeks ago, so I'll be curious to see how these compare.

I am still relatively new to tubes as well, they are a lot of fun and can be a little “addictive” as finding the tube that is best suited to your taste/sound signature.

You do have to be somewhat careful about buying on eBay, just look for good amount of positive feedback and a return policy is alway a good thing, that and use best judgment on the tubes and seller.

There is a lot of good information around, one site that has some good general information is Brent Jessee audiotubes.com, they are also a trusted seller through there website, here is the link for the 6922 tube family: read the information about the different versions of the 6922/6DJ8/7308 etc. and information on the different brands and there general sound signatures.
http://www.audiotubes.com/6dj8.htm

I am assuming you have a Liquid Platinum? One thing I would highly recommend getting is a pair of socket savers, I use this brand
https://www.tubemonger.com/NOVIB_Socket_Saver_1960s_NOS_British_McMurdo_B9A_p/novib-mcmurdo.htm
They’re sold as singles so you will need 2 if you have a LP. The sockets in the LP are unbelievably tight and when I first started rolling tubes I thought I was going to break my LP.


Hope this information helps

 

[gtb75]

I am still relatively new to tubes as well, they are a lot of fun and can be a little “addictive” as finding the tube that is best suited to your taste/sound signature.

You do have to be somewhat careful about buying on eBay, just look for good amount of positive feedback and a return policy is alway a good thing, that and use best judgment on the tubes and seller.

There is a lot of good information around, one site that has some good general information is Brent Jessee audiotubes.com, they are also a trusted seller through there website, here is the link for the 6922 tube family: read the information about the different versions of the 6922/6DJ8/7308 etc. and information on the different brands and there general sound signatures.
http://www.audiotubes.com/6dj8.htm

I am assuming you have a Liquid Platinum? One thing I would highly recommend getting is a pair of socket savers, I use this brand
https://www.tubemonger.com/NOVIB_Socket_Saver_1960s_NOS_British_McMurdo_B9A_p/novib-mcmurdo.htm
They’re sold as singles so you will need 2 if you have a LP. The sockets in the LP are unbelievably tight and when I first started rolling tubes I thought I was going to break my LP.


Hope this information helps

Thanks for the links! I do indeed have a Liquid Platinum. I spent a lot of time on audiotubes.com and read about the socket savers in here. I don't expect to be swapping tubes much... I was impressed with the Sylvaina 6922 pair I got a few weeks ago, so I just wanted to see what one of the top options would get me. I definitely don't see myself ever getting any crazy rare/expensive "holy grail" level tubes. I figure $100 for a pair is about my pain threshold and, based on what I read, these are probably about the best I'll get for that kind of money. Anything more than that I would invest in a new amp (GS-X Mini maybe)

 

[Zachik]

Thanks for the links! I do indeed have a Liquid Platinum. I spent a lot of time on audiotubes.com and read about the socket savers in here. I don't expect to be swapping tubes much... I was impressed with the Sylvaina 6922 pair I got a few weeks ago, so I just wanted to see what one of the top options would get me. I definitely don't see myself ever getting any crazy rare/expensive "holy grail" level tubes. I figure $100 for a pair is about my pain threshold and, based on what I read, these are probably about the best I'll get for that kind of money. Anything more than that I would invest in a new amp (GS-X Mini maybe)

As a side note (since YOU brought it up):
The GS-X Mini is a GREAT solid-state amp!
I am the proud owner of the Gilmore Lite Mk.2 serial # 0001, and IMHO the GS-X Mini is an awesome upgrade!

 

[jb77]

Thanks for the links!

No problem!

I was impressed with the Sylvaina 6922 pair I got a few weeks ago, so I just wanted to see what one of the top options would get me. I definitely don't see myself ever getting any crazy rare/expensive "holy grail" level tubes. I figure $100 for a pair is about my pain threshold and, based on what I read, these are probably about the best I'll get for that kind of money.

The Amperex you purchased should be a good companion to your Sylvania’s, your Amperex should be a little “warmer” sounding compared to the Sylvania’s.

Anything more than that I would invest in a new amp (GS-X Mini maybe)

Yea...there is always that

 

[Relaxasaurus]

One thing I would highly recommend getting is a pair of socket savers, I use this brand
https://www.tubemonger.com/NOVIB_Socket_Saver_1960s_NOS_British_McMurdo_B9A_p/novib-mcmurdo.htm
They’re sold as singles so you will need 2 if you have a LP. The sockets in the LP are unbelievably tight and when I first started rolling tubes I thought I was going to break my LP.

Agreed on the difficulty for changing tubes but does this socket saver really have an ugly huge blue sticker logo on a white body? Do you have a pic with them installed?

 

[jb77]

Agreed on the difficulty for changing tubes but does this socket saver really have an ugly huge blue sticker logo on a white body? Do you have a pic with them installed?

Yes the socket savers do have a sticker on them however you do not see it when they are installed in the LP
See picture below, you only see the white top ring. They make tube rolling so much easier!

@Relaxasaurus over in the Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum thread if I remember correctly you had your su-8 on top of your LP did you see the link and picture I posted for the stand? Not sure if it work for your setup though.

 

[Relaxasaurus]

@jb77 thanks for the pic! How do you get them out though?

Also appreciate all the advice on shelving solutions. I scoured Amazon and the internet for things that would work fine, but wasn't satisfied with the aesthetics. Ended up on a Home Depot adventure to make my own. At the size head amps need I actually got a fair amount of inspiration from rustic/industrial dog bowl stands made out of stained wood and dark pipe. Will let you know how it turns out.

https://turtlesandtails.blogspot.com/2018/04/industrial-style-dog-feeding-station.html

 

[jb77]

@jb77 thanks for the pic! How do you get them out though?

NOT easily! Most of the time you would either scuff them up or ruin them trying to remove them. However you don’t really need to remove them unless one fails (which is highly unlikely). For myself I plan on leaving them in.

@jb77

Also appreciate all the advice on shelving solutions. I scoured Amazon and the internet for things that would work fine, but wasn't satisfied with the aesthetics. Ended up on a Home Depot adventure to make my own. At the size head amps need I actually got a fair amount of inspiration from rustic/industrial dog bowl stands made out of stained wood and dark pipe. Will let you know how it turns out.

https://turtlesandtails.blogspot.com/2018/04/industrial-style-dog-feeding-station.html

Yes, let us know how it turns out and post some pictures as well. I believe you will end up with some great looking shelving!

 

[jb77]

Quick listening update on my Mullard Blackburn ECC82 long plate squar getter UK B- factory code, did a long listening session last night and these tubes have really been coming along well with burn in, the soundstage has opened up a little, detail is better, imaging is better. Overall amazing (ECC82/12AU7 adapter) tubes!

 

[Wes S]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/293010096443

Here are some Brimar CV2492. The seller has them listed as Mullard, but I can assure you they are Brimar. I have bought 2 pairs, from this seller already, and did not bother telling him, they are really Brimar.

 

[TK16]

Quick listening update on my Mullard Blackburn ECC82 long plate squar getter UK B- factory code, did a long listening session last night and these tubes have really been coming along well with burn in, the soundstage has opened up a little, detail is better, imaging is better. Overall amazing (ECC82/12AU7 adapter) tubes!

Going home from the hospital today, Miss these sweet, sweet tubes so much!