Tubes Asylum

Questions about tubes and gear that glows. FAQ

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

Picked up a quad of 6GM8

Posted by zacster on August 6, 2012 at 17:20:15:
I got an email from Antique Electronic Supply last week and I checked the supply on this tube, which was out of stock when I looked a year or two ago. I had built the Broskie Aikido with these back in 2006 (which I found out when I did a search just now). I still use this pre-amp as my one and only.
Anyway they had some and they just came today. They were all GE marked Made in Holland, but unadvertised as such. Does that mean they are all Amperex? My original quad is Amperex Bugle Boys/Orange Globes, 2 of each.
The last time I inquired about these from a private seller, he wanted I think $160 for the quad and I thought that was crazy. These are NOT a popular tube, even with 24v Aikidos going semi-commercial. I just paid 6.60 each, so about $25. I paid even less for my original quad.