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In Reply to: RE: Out of curiosity posted by david62 on February 4, 2011 at 06:55:04:
Hi Dave:
The only new issue 12ax7 I have tried is the sovtec LPS---a pretty good tube--very quiet, good extension at both ends. But it does not have the "midrange magic" of the best NOS tubes IMO.
Amperex made many 12ax7's. They are all pretty good, the best are probably the early long plate(17mm) D getter tubes. The bugle boys are sweet and warm sounding while the orange globe tubes are good too. But as in all things tube, it depends on the equipment. In my amp the Amperex is not my favorite, the three tubes I mention in my original post and most 5751's easily best them. In another amp or pre-amp the Amperex's could be killer. You just have too spend your money and try it. That is why people end up with huge tube collections worth far more than their amp's. Collecting tubes is fun!
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