Astral Abyss
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I will do that. Thanks for the heads up!I have a matched set of national electronics 5998's for sale, same as tungsol, grab them while they are still available. They are NOS with less than one hour of use.
I will do that. Thanks for the heads up!I have a matched set of national electronics 5998's for sale, same as tungsol, grab them while they are still available. They are NOS with less than one hour of use.
as you’re one of the good guys I’m just looking out for youLol, Jacobal and Crow I am indeed touched by the concern you both show for my aging carcass.
Hey don't give up on finding a deal on GEC 6AS7G's. I've been exclusively using them for quite a few years now on my WA2 and do see them going now for $500 per TUBE...but I just got a near NOS pair last week on ebay for $325. So it can be done...you just have to be really vigilant...and lucky. As to rectifiers I've been using Marconi U709's but they are really expensive and almost impossible to find. Prior to that I really liked the pair of Philips Miniwatt EZ81's I was using and they are affordable and relatively easy to find. Good luck !!!Hello,
I've been enjoying WA2 for at least 5 years and my favorite pair of power tubes are dead now. The famous G.E.C 6ASG7 ran out of life few days ago and my rectifier tubes are also prolly going to be out of life soon.
Could you guys please give me some tips of what are decent tubes to buy that are available now ? I guess I'll never get the 6ASG7 again. Had the 5998 Cathams before and enjoyed those too (also dead by now), but those seem to go for about 150-200$ a piece or so now. Does it make any sense to try anything cheaper ? Saw some Russian tubes on ebay for example, or is that just complete waste of money ?
Also I'm completely lost when it comes to rectifiers I have Trigon EZ80 currently. No idea what to buy next.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks a lot.
Just to entertain you, this is what I'm driving with WA2 currently
Hey don't give up on finding a deal on GEC 6AS7G's. I've been exclusively using them for quite a few years now on my WA2 and do see them going now for $500 per TUBE...but I just got a near NOS pair last week on ebay for $325. So it can be done...you just have to be really vigilant...and lucky. As to rectifiers I've been using Marconi U709's but they are really expensive and almost impossible to find. Prior to that I really liked the pair of Philips Miniwatt EZ81's I was using and they are affordable and relatively easy to find. Good luck !!!
If you haven't tried the RFT EZ81s, you owe it to yourself to take a listen. They're my favorite rectifiers by far. East German made.Oh wow, I would buy pair for 325$, but I remember checking few months ago and seeing like 3000$ for NOS pair, so I kinda gave up on idea of buying those. Maybe that was just some bs price then.
About the Miniwatt EZ81's, are there more variations or is it just one type like they make them only with O getter and it's not like O getting is crap and D getter is amazing or something like that ?
Are these the ones you had ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-Philip...681807?hash=item548fcabe8f:g:D-kAAOSww2ZfuVz5
Thank you for all the tips !
Oh wow, I would buy pair for 325$, but I remember checking few months ago and seeing like 3000$ for NOS pair, so I kinda gave up on idea of buying those. Maybe that was just some bs price then.
About the Miniwatt EZ81's, are there more variations or is it just one type like they make them only with O getter and it's not like O getting is crap and D getter is amazing or something like that ?
Are these the ones you had ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-Philip...681807?hash=item548fcabe8f:g:D-kAAOSww2ZfuVz5
Thank you for all the tips !
If you haven't tried the RFT EZ81s, you owe it to yourself to take a listen. They're my favorite rectifiers by far. East German made.
https://www.watfordvalves.com/product_detail.asp?id=945
If you haven't tried the RFT EZ81s, you owe it to yourself to take a listen. They're my favorite rectifiers by far. East German made.
https://www.watfordvalves.com/product_detail.asp?id=945
Yes those are the Philips Miniwatts that I had...or ones very similar. Although I didn't try the RFT EZ81's Astral Abyss mentioned, I did like the RFT EZ80's very much...and the RFT's tend to be very affordable. Here's a current ebay listing for the RFT EZ81's German made that Astral Abyss talked about:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EZ81-RFT-F...749682?hash=item4b86996f72:g:pl8AAMXQS6pRn7KN
As to the GEC 6AS7G's the current rate seems to be about $500 per tube on most ebay listings...which is nuts. But I lucked into my pair...probably because the seller labeled them as Genelex, not GEC, in
the listing headline...which probably cost him quite a bit of confusion and decreased his listing's exposure. Happens all the time. Just keep your eyes opened and be patient. I was using Tung Sol 7236's before switching to the GEC 6AS7G's and
really liked them. If you live in the USA and are interested in them, send me a PM and we can discuss.
Lmao. JC you're still a trip. Hope all is well my friend !!! This Covid bs is seriously cutting into my retirement !!!!!Flisker, I think you will like those Tellies. I'm running the same in my WA2. Well, TFK EZ80 instead of EZ81...but I believe they are interchangeable. Enjoy!
Oh, and anything Bill recommends...just buy it.
Oh, and anything Bill recommends...just buy it.