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In Reply to: Re: Svetlana - would you say more about this? posted by Legendre on November 01, 2004 at 07:56:27:
So you're saying the extra 30% in price (Sovtek @$18 vs. Svetlana @$24 from Atma-Sphere) does not get a tube that sounds better, but one that is just less likely to fail or break?A few months ago I tried to get Svetlanas from a local supplier in Canada who deals with New Sensor. They sent him Sovteks. Apparently there has been a change in distribution. The Svetlana (flying C) distribution does not seem to be importing the 6AS7. So the only supplier of new Svetlana 6SN7 is Atma-Sphere. Does anyone know otherwise?
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I was checking a set of tubes for an MA-1 yesterday. These tubes all had the Sovtek name & logo screened on the glass - next to an *etched* Svetlana =C= logo(!) This is the large =C= logo, with 6H13C printed inside the C.But to confirm: our preference for Svetlana tubes is not based on sonics.. just quality of service. We sell Sovtek/Reflector as well, when we have them in stock. Use whichever you like, and as you develop your own opinions on the merits/failings of the two devices, please share them with the rest of us.
Even less reason for paying the extra $6.
Also, I have seen it implied on internet sites that the distributor who once sold Svetlana tubes and still owns the Svetlana name, has put this name on tubes not made by Svetlana.
OK, let's muddy the waters even more! I bought ten or so Svetlana 6AS7's from Ralph about a year ago, and the tubes I received came in yellow and blue boxes marked "made in USSR." The tubes themselves have no logo whatsoever, and say "6AS7G Made in USSR." I paid the Svetlana price, but not sure what I got!
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