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Re: Svetlana - would you say more about this?

Hi Rush,

If the Svetlana tube is 'preferred', it's certainly not an issue of sonics. As at least one other poster pointed out, there is no discernable difference in sound between the Svetlana / Reflector plant tubes. Also noted, the tubes appear to be internally identical - I don't doubt that they are made on identical sets of tooling. Assuming the same materials, we are left with the human factor, so..

The preference is mostly related to quality of service. As things have played out over the years, we've just found that we've had better luck with the Svetlana tubes, in terms of resistance to arc-over and shipping damage, etc. Add to this the fact that during the Soviet era, Svetlana was considered the 'premier' tube manufacturer, and the Svetlana devices just seem to come out ahead. The current stock of Svetlana tubes we own has been generally regarded (in-house) as the best we've ever seen.

Hope this helps to clear up the question.

Bill


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