More on my 5751 saga

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Before I ever read Joe's Tube Lore I was onto the 5751 as a great sounding tube, bettering all but the best 12ax7's. I have now accumulated a ridiculous amount of 5751s... RCA, GE (5 stars and JAN), Sylvania, CBS, Raytheon. Black plates, triple micas, you name it.

The best of the bunch in my amp, and still by a LONGSHOT, is the less heralded, 2 mica, grey plate 1960's and 70's GE JAN 5751. Green silkscreen, sometimes labeled JAN 5751, other times JG-5751. Same tube, though as far as I can tell.

The very best of the type that I own is labeled JAN, though. And I picked it up for $10. And it sounds better than my Mullards, Amperexs, etc that cost 10 times as much.

Incredible tube. I am grabbing them up as fast as I can find them when they come along at a reasonable price.

Happy listening!
Andrew

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Topic - More on my 5751 saga - MLGrado 10:35:57 04/09/15 (9)

RE: More on my 5751 saga - MP53 07:01:28 04/12/15 (0)

GE 5751 black plates - JazzDude 20:01:33 04/10/15 (0)

RE: More on my 5751 saga - hifipaul 06:24:47 04/10/15 (0)

RE: More on my 5751 saga - GSH 14:42:01 04/09/15 (4)

I like octacl tubes better than 9 pin types - Freo-1 16:12:14 04/09/15 (3)

+1... I only use 9-pin for phono - Triode_Kingdom 05:34:05 04/10/15 (2)

As you'd expect - GSH 08:25:51 04/10/15 (1)

I can, indeed! - Freo-1 13:23:02 04/10/15 (0)

Try a 7058 tube... - Freo-1 13:53:49 04/09/15 (0)

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