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May 17, 2019 at 12:01 PM Post #21,436 of 23,493
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May 17, 2019 at 12:59 PM Post #21,437 of 23,493
Ripper2860 said:
Yes. And the Brimar has gold pins, so it's gotta be really good compared to the those mucky Mullard CV2492s. :wink:
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That's what makes them so good. . .Gold pins always improve the sound.
TK16 said:
For the most part I'll take steel tubes and gold plate them myself. You have a nice forgery there.

Here's an inexpensive Mitcham CV2492 if your interested.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-PAIR-...ubes-OLD-Great-Britain-CCA-E88CC/183806907647
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I think those actually keep going up in price? Better get them, before they are up to $500.
 
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May 17, 2019 at 1:31 PM Post #21,438 of 23,493
May 17, 2019 at 2:13 PM Post #21,440 of 23,493
TK16 said:
Except for being 4x overpriced, no fraud there I guess, you need to take into account the fabulous carpeting in the pics, truly breathtaking.
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The description says they have blue glass top tint? Never heard of that. . .but it sure sounds cool and rare:astonished:
 
May 17, 2019 at 2:33 PM Post #21,441 of 23,493
And they get darker in sunlight to block UV rays!

No wait - that's my sunglasses. :smirk:
 
May 17, 2019 at 2:38 PM Post #21,442 of 23,493
May 17, 2019 at 4:16 PM Post #21,446 of 23,493
TK16 said:
What's the sound signature on the Hivac?
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I am curious too! I read somewhere that a guys to fav tube were Brimar 13D5 and the HiVac 12au7. I know the 13D5 is legit, so it makes me wonder about the HiVac. . .
 
May 17, 2019 at 4:17 PM Post #21,447 of 23,493
May 17, 2019 at 4:36 PM Post #21,448 of 23,493
I bought 6 HiVac 12AU7 from a seller in the UK perhaps 15 years ago . They were bulk packed with no marking on the glass supposedly from the 1940's and they had these pin protectors as shown in this pix I found. I can only say that they are very nice from top to bottom and simply stunning! I do recall that most (4 of the 6) were microphonic to some degree. Between the HiVac, 12au7 & WE JW-2C51 it is very close and I have not listened long enough to pick one over the other.

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May 17, 2019 at 4:49 PM Post #21,449 of 23,493
nwavesailor said:
I bought 6 HiVac 12AU7 from a seller in the UK perhaps 15 years ago . They were bulk packed with no marking on the glass supposedly from the 1940's and they had these pin protectors as shown in this pix I found. I can only say that they are very nice from top to bottom and simply stunning! I do recall that most (4 of the 6) were microphonic to some degree. Between the HiVac, 12au7 & WE JW-2C51 it is very close and I have not listened long enough to pick one over the other. I'm sure the folks at Bangy Bangy could set me up with some paint or markings that would inflate their value and appearance!!!

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Thanks for the pic! Interesting about the pin protectors, as I have only seen those on Mullard and Brimar tubes. I like those because you can stand the tubes up, without them falling over. I would actually love to find some of those, for all my tubes.
 
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