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The trouble with NOS is......

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In Reply to: RE: Does a tube that looks and tests NOS but comes from unused gear qualify as NOS? posted by diamondsouled on November 04, 2009 at 09:13:54

that the term has been rendered increasingly meaningless, both in terms of widening the definition and the use of the term by tube sellers.

I now look for used tubes -- "pulls" -- that test good and are not unduly microphonic. I have found sources who don't lie about the "status" of a tube or the test results and whose prices are reasonable. So, what do you pay for a pair of true NOS (unused) Bugle Boy 6DJ8s? How many Bugle Boys that test 80-90% of the new value would it take to replace these? I can buy 10 pairs of these used tubes for around the same price.
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