[bcowen]

Just won these Brimar 12AU7 1955 square getters. Third pair I bought, returned the other 2 pair for crap testing numbers.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-MATCH...T-LONG-PLATE-SQUARE-GETTERS-1955/202689309771

Maybe it's your tester that's crap. You should probably get a new one.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hickok-Mod...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

 

[TK16]

Maybe it's your tester that's crap. You should probably get a new one.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hickok-Model-752-Tube-Tester/123770549783?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

That price is worth it for the accessories alone. Especially for the roll chart bulb, mine blew out.

 

[Ripper2860]

Just won these Brimar 12AU7 1955 square getters. Third pair I bought, returned the other 2 pair for crap testing numbers.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-MATCH...T-LONG-PLATE-SQUARE-GETTERS-1955/202689309771

Pfffft. OVER-RATED!!

 

[TK16]

Pfffft. OVER-RATED!!

Unfortunately sold both pairs of the CV2492 so no direct comparisons. Probably better off for the sake of your sanity.

 

[Ripper2860]

So who was the other sucker -- I mean astute tube connoisseur??

 

[TK16]

So who was the other sucker -- I mean astute tube connoisseur??

I posted it up for sale in my LP tube rollers thread and it sold in 2 minutes, It`s the holy grail there. Needless to say I don`t frequent that thread anymore.

 

[Ripper2860]

So to improve my tube standing, I should buy a LP and hang-out there instead?

 

[TK16]

So to improve my tube standing, I should buy a LP and hang-out there instead?

Sure if you feel like being alone.

 

[fotomeow]

OK, so where is everybody? Oh, sure, so like it's summer and everybody is on vacation? Where's the commitment? I'm sooooooo disappointed.

$400 off these Brimars in case anyone is interested. If you sold 'em for $100/pair you'd double your money. Or if you kept them all you'd have a stash to last several lifetimes. As for me, I still don't know what a 12AT7 is, the Brimar house sound hasn't ever floated my boat, and I already have so many tubes I still can't figure out why I even look at Ebay any more (but logic will never appear at the top of my resume).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BRIMAR-12A...101289&hash=item286f417b5c:g:awYAAOSwEKxb~wrf

Sure, you can sell em or hoard them, but I’d rather use them all at once in a 64 tube PreAmp!

 

[Ripper2860]

Sure if you feel like being alone.

Tough choice. Rule a vast wasteland or suffer the consequence of poor tube choices rendering me a plebe and a scourge in the eyes of tube royalty.

Let me get back to you on that!!

 

[fotomeow]

I like BangyBang's even more. Not only are they way cheaper, they're also equivalents to a nonexistent tube type....a 5418. Now THAT'S special!

Those tubes would be worthless w/o BangyBangs signature.

 

[TK16]

Those tubes would be worthless w/o BangyBangs signature.

That 5418 does exist, I googled it and Bangy was the only relevant result.

 

[fotomeow]

5814?

 

[TK16]

5814?

No google 5418.

 

[fotomeow]

I received a nice pair of 60s 12au7s, RCA for Hammond, sound great.

Pretty clean from top to bottom, though there is extra sonic info in the lower mids/upper lows that can get muddy/smeared depending on the recording,etc. these tubes have a bit of a V dip in the mids, and energy is skewed slightly toward the ow end. A great rock and roll tube. The tube seems to have a solid soundstage. Though with R and R sometimes I want a sound and soundstage that is NOT so well defined, to give the sense of live playing and all the imperfections of a R and R venue.