[TK16]

   
I agree, IF the two numbers were close.  Assuming those numbers were for each triode, they were pretty far apart. I'd wonder about balance, reduced stage, etc.
 
These have gone past "good deal" for me:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/272418376223
 
They look legit, unlike the questionable CCas he's offering.  Anyone bidding?

Curious as to what makes them look legit?

 

[gmahler2u]

I was bidding on Cca but I'm backing out...I'm not sure about this seller

 

[spyder1]

   
I agree, IF the two numbers were close.  Assuming those numbers were for each triode, they were pretty far apart. I'd wonder about balance, reduced stage, etc.
 
These have gone past "good deal" for me:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/272418376223
 
They look legit, unlike the questionable CCas he's offering.  Anyone bidding?

Nice painted front label, no picture of back painted codes, no N on the bottom of tubes next to diamond, no original boxes. ThurstonX, what is your top bid for this pair?

 

[Bleether]

Finally received my Red label Valvo E188CC tubes. Tubes were advertised as VR0 45G1 --- VR0 45G3, But on upon closer examination the "VR x" looks more like a rubbed off 5 or 6.
 
1 hours of burn in, dead quite with absolutely no noise. No popping or crackling. What do you guys say about these?
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[thecrow]

I agree, IF the two numbers were close.  Assuming those numbers were for each triode, they were pretty far apart. I'd wonder about balance, reduced stage, etc.

These have gone past "good deal" for me:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/272418376223

They look legit, unlike the questionable CCas he's offering.  Anyone bidding?

I messaged this seller before he sold these tubes last week for codes as well as for some siemens and the response looked like fhis:






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[ThurstonX]

  Curious as to what makes them look legit?

 
To my eyes, tube shape, (guessing) non-permanent printing, not laser-etched (so, concave) diamonds underneath (legit logos are raised).  I could be wrong, and who's to say the diamond log photos are from the same tubes.  It' eBay.  Roll the dice, take a chance... oops... or hooray!  For $150 I might have rolled the dice.

 

[ThurstonX]

 
Nice painted front label, no picture of back painted codes, no N on the bottom of tubes next to diamond, no original boxes. ThurstonX, what is your top bid for this pair?

 
To be sure, I'm paying attention to the red flags raised re: this seller.

 

[ThurstonX]

  Finally received my Red label Valvo E188CC tubes. Tubes were advertised as VR0 45G1 --- VR0 45G3, But on upon closer examination the "VR x" looks more like a rubbed off 5 or 6.
 
1 hours of burn in, dead quite with absolutely no noise. No popping or crackling. What do you guys say about these?

 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
VR5 on one of them for sure, so that's 1965.  Like others have said: enjoy 

 

[Bleether]

   
VR5 on one of them for sure, so that's 1965.  Like others have said: enjoy 

They sound clean. So far so good
 
Here is a shot i took of them in my lyr
 

 

[gmahler2u]

Got my Telefunken CCa....hope this is Legit..

 

[kolkoo]

  Finally received my Red label Valvo E188CC tubes. Tubes were advertised as VR0 45G1 --- VR0 45G3, But on upon closer examination the "VR x" looks more like a rubbed off 5 or 6.
 
1 hours of burn in, dead quite with absolutely no noise. No popping or crackling. What do you guys say about these?

Question is what do you say about these? Happy with the sound ?
And yeah I think I called it that they are certainly not 0s but are definitely 65 because of the red print and structure

 

[TK16]

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Got my Telefunken CCa....hope this is Legit..

Do you have a pair of Telefunken E88CC to compare to? Too many red flags from this seller, 1 of the biggest
is not answering questions, hope its a legit pair.

Looking at auction pricing everything went pretty cheap,.

 

[Delayeed]

Yuss my first tubes just arrived! Looking so much better IRL than I thought. Super shiny
Now just almost 2 months to actually hear them when I get my MJ2... Exciting times ahead.

 

[thecrow]

ok, i'm looking at picking up some tele e188cc tubes.
 
are there better years.
 
i believe billerb here had a pair from 1970 that he's a huge fan of relative to a pair from a few years back but what's the general rule
 
and from my reading am i right to think the e88cc is slightly warmer but less resolution compared to the e188cc?
 
ta

 

[TK16]

Had a 1968 pair of Telefunken E188CC, the 1965 pair I have left sounds very similar.