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While I don't regard myself a "tube guy", I have owned many tube pre's since I got into this hobby in the 70's. I've always liked that I could cater the sound to my liking to some degree by swapping in and out different tubes.
So I've posted a few times over the last few months...I've been tube rolling like a champ in search of that one tube that would make things just right. I've asked for and taken advice from folks on this site who clearly know more about tubes than I, and I've purchased and run both NOS and new tubes.
Okay, this is where it could get contentious...I'm now of the strong opinion that many of the new tubes are as good, if not better, then anything from yesteryear.
My most recent success came via EH Gold Pins. These are relatively inexpensive tubes, and to my ear equal or surpass the venerable Telefunken, of which I have tried in my pre. I was very surprised at just how musical and detailed these fine tubes are.
So my age suggests that I should be protective of the past, but I'm liking these new tubes very much.
P.S. Please include the Gold Lions, Tung-sol, Psvane and Northern Electric in my "very much like" list.
Rick.
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Topic - NOS vs New?? - audio39 09:44:57 08/08/12 (31)
- RE: NOS vs New?? - drasticsden@yahoo.co.uk 03:37:09 08/17/12 (0)
- RE: NOS vs New?? - Drastic 14:18:12 08/16/12 (2)
- RE: NOS vs New?? - Nunki 00:27:36 08/17/12 (1)
- RE: NOS vs New?? - Mendel 07:10:11 08/17/12 (0)
- NOS tubes last much longer - Lord Soth 03:31:20 08/09/12 (18)
- my NOS tubes just died after 8 months - mbnx01 09:20:10 08/20/12 (0)
- I'm certainly going to take your advice ... - Dave Pogue 05:52:12 08/12/12 (0)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Sondek 14:43:27 08/09/12 (15)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Lord Soth 06:33:22 08/11/12 (14)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Nunki 10:02:12 08/11/12 (13)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Mendel 10:27:57 08/12/12 (8)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Nunki 10:56:07 08/12/12 (7)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Mendel 11:11:55 08/12/12 (6)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Jim McShane 09:41:41 08/13/12 (5)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Mendel 07:43:18 08/14/12 (3)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Jim McShane 09:15:31 08/14/12 (2)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - tullman 15:12:41 08/20/12 (0)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Dr.Phil 10:31:33 08/18/12 (0)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Nunki 11:50:33 08/13/12 (0)
- Broad sweeping statement 'fools buy new manufacture tubes' - Neff 06:59:58 08/12/12 (1)
- RE: Broad sweeping statement 'fools buy new manufacture tubes' - Nunki 10:24:25 08/12/12 (0)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - Jim McShane 17:17:08 08/11/12 (1)
- RE: NOS tubes last much longer - earnie3 20:23:23 08/11/12 (0)
- RE: NOS vs New?? - Neff 17:28:19 08/08/12 (0)
- EH 6SN7 & Raytheon 6SN7 sound good in my preamp - Jay Buridan 16:34:51 08/08/12 (0)
- NOS = new old stock - baileyler 11:53:00 08/08/12 (3)
- RE: NOS = new old stock - Jim McShane 12:09:29 08/08/12 (2)
- RE: NOS = new old stock, how about just old stock? - Mechans 13:25:20 08/08/12 (0)
- RE: NOS = new old stock - baileyler 12:25:21 08/08/12 (0)
- I don't think there is a hard and fast rule here no matter how much we might like one. - Paully 10:22:07 08/08/12 (1)
- RE: I don't think there is a hard and fast rule here no matter how much we might like one. - audio39 10:35:15 08/08/12 (0)
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