[thecrow]

Unfortunately the cheapest CCA Siemens I found on Ebay were 225 but the seller is from Singapore and they are no test results. Next one is 399.99 from Germany but that has the silver shield and are made in 1970 not 1960's with the grey shield. So unless something changes, I wouldn't be able to afford the Siemens CCA 1960's grey shield version, though I would love to if there was someone selling them at a reasonable price.

Perhaps look at 60's cca silver shield. (Over grey e188cc)

Some references i have sought have the opinion that there may not be (much of) a difference between the silver and grey. Including brett jessee from what he's been told by customers.

My silver shields are exactly how others describe the grey

 

[winders]

The non-JW version of the Western Electric 5670/396A is the next tier down as are the triple mica GE 5670. Some people think the 5 star versions are best but most say all the triple plate versions sound the same.

 

[billerb1]

Unfortunately the cheapest CCA Siemens I found on Ebay were 225 but the seller is from Singapore and they are no test results. Next one is 399.99 from Germany but that has the silver shield and are made in 1970 not 1960's with the grey shield. So unless something changes, I wouldn't be able to afford the Siemens CCA 1960's grey shield version, though I would love to if there was someone selling them at a reasonable price.

Patience. If you want deals you can't be in a hurry. Got mine for about $235 if I remember right. Try hifishark along with ebay. They are get-able in the $250 range but you've gotta stay on it. If you're in "I HAVE to have them" mode, you'll end up getting raked. Trust me, the wait will be worth it.

 

[vulcanprime]

Patience. If you want deals you can't be in a hurry. Got mine for about $235 if I remember right. Try hifishark along with ebay. They are get-able in the $250 range but you've gotta stay on it. If you're in "I HAVE to have them" mode, you'll end up getting raked. Trust me, the wait will be worth it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152540196223?rmvSB=true
What do you think of these tubes? It doesn't say if it's 1970's or 1960's version or if it has grey or silver shield.

 

[TK16]

Those are among the first silver shields, Jan. 1966, how they sound? Never heard them myself.

 

[vulcanprime]

I still come here to check stuff out...but not like I used to. I am over at another site now that has a better signal to noise ratio. BY the way, I recommend getting 5670 adapters and trying some 5670 tubes. Pretty impressive performance for the price!

Is it safe to use that adapter the Mjolnir 2?

 

[winders]

Is it safe to use that adapter the Mjolnir 2?

Absolutely! The 5670 tubes have the same electrical specs as the 6922 tubes. Just the pins are different.

 

[vulcanprime]

Sure. The JW version of the Western Electric 5670 or the pinched waist Tesla 6CC42.

Do you mean something like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-PAIR-TES...213366?hash=item1a2b83e336:g:K14AAOSwjqVZDzcc

 

[winders]

Do you mean something like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-PAIR-TES...213366?hash=item1a2b83e336:g:K14AAOSwjqVZDzcc

Yep!

 

[MWSVette]

@ThurstonX , are you still out there?

 

[TK16]

@ThurstonX , are you still out there?

There's a lot of absent friends here, think the change to the forums as well as no heads up to the change rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Shame this used to be a hopping thread.

 

[MWSVette]

There's a lot of absent friends here, think the change to the forums as well as no heads up to the change rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Shame this used to be a hopping thread.

Agreed...

 

[ThurstonX]

@ThurstonX , are you still out there?

Present.

I've been lazy, but am lurking.

I definitely agree trying out the 5670 type tubes. Great value for money. I prefer my late '40s and late-50s/early-60s WE 396As, but the GE 5 Stars are great, too. The Russian equivalents are really good. I scored a pair from 1959 for $16 ($5 for tubes, $11 for shipping from Ukraine; LOL).

Been rolling through Brit tubes lately. I had some Blackburn ECC88s that never got rolled, so I'm comparing. Moving on to 2492 and 2493 soon, though I just got a $30 (shipped) pair of Tungsram E88CCs from Bulgaria, so I should check them. The Glass Menagerie continues to grow. Must. Make. New. Storage. Boxes.

Listening time as been sparse in the past couple weeks. Just had to swap out and copy my audio hard drive, which consumed a couple days.

 

[billerb1]

Present.

I've been lazy, but am lurking.

I definitely agree trying out the 5670 type tubes. Great value for money. I prefer my late '40s and late-50s/early-60s WE 396As, but the GE 5 Stars are great, too. The Russian equivalents are really good. I scored a pair from 1959 for $16 ($5 for tubes, $11 for shipping from Ukraine; LOL).

Been rolling through Brit tubes lately. I had some Blackburn ECC88s that never got rolled, so I'm comparing. Moving on to 2492 and 2493 soon, though I just got a $30 (shipped) pair of Tungsram E88CCs from Bulgaria, so I should check them. The Glass Menagerie continues to grow. Must. Make. New. Storage. Boxes.

Listening time as been sparse in the past couple weeks. Just had to swap out and copy my audio hard drive, which consumed a couple days.

He knows all. He sees all. He sawzall.

 

[TK16]

1 1956 Valvo CCa PW auction. 7L1 Heerlen.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222514870660

2 1960 Philips E88CC D-getter Heerlen auction. 7L5.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/391787699568

Somebody buy this tube please, almost bought it a couple times already.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/162517141533