|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
121.44.125.219
I have included some photos indicating the first generation of E80CC tubes to come out of the Eindhoven factory in Holland. The getter construction employed on these tubes is most unusual. I believe the first two tubes were made in November 1953 and September 1953, respectively, and the third tube was made in June 1954. The open style font of the "4" strongly suggests the Eindhoven factory as the origin of manufacture. Towards the end of the 1950's these tubes were manufactured in either Heerlen, Holland, or Hamburg, Germany.
Edits: 04/14/10Follow Ups:
Pictures have expired. Can you repost them, please?
Regards
Here some more images of early E80CC Eindhoven tubes. These two were manufactured in March 1954 in the Philips plant in EINDHOVEN, Code: 4C WKP. Both tubes have DISC GETTERS, COIN BOTTOMS, WELDED SMOOTH PLATES and PINCHED WAISTS and NICKEL PINS instead of GOLD PINS!
Edits: 11/26/16 11/26/16 11/26/16 11/26/16
...nevertheless these features do not automatically guarantee the best sound you can expect from an E80CC. may be so but must not.some folks are keen on Tungsram E80CC. i can not confirm. i tested them all. my best performing type is the younger Philips "SQ" branded.
N.
"Science just illustrates the current state of errors"
Edits: 11/27/16 11/27/16
The younger Philips "SQ" branded E80CC as well as the Valvo red E80CC with the big ring getter and ribbed plates were nearly all manufactured in Heerlen (left upward Delta Code) from circa 1960 on. They were just differently labeled for different markets / countries. Also Valvo Hamburg and Philips Eindhoven was using the red Valvo label very early from circa 1954 on. The early label design with bigger letters is slightly different from the later used Valvo red label. Here a few more pics of an very early E80CC made in Eindhoven with red Valvo label. This one with Code 4D WKP was made in Eindhoven in April 1954. All these Eindhoven E80CC with disc getter, metal pins (no gold pins!), pinched waist and smooth welded plates do have one thing in common: They are super ultra rare.
Edits: 11/28/16 11/28/16 11/28/16 11/28/16 11/28/16
Post a Followup:
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: