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Posted by gfederys (A) on March 01, 2011 at 21:32:23

In Reply to: RE: Melody 5AR4 ST(?) posted by baileyler on March 01, 2011 at 05:12:34

FWIW, I've purchased and used several kinds of Chinese rectifiers in the past, including Princess & Valve Art 274B's, and something touted as "a poor man's 274B", that looks similar to the photo in your link. Being new, naive, and a poor man, I tried them. They worked fine @ first, then all developed arcing across the top, some right out of the box, some about a year later. These were purchased with other friends, more learned then myself, and used in both DUI and commercial amplifiers. Same, same. IMO, get a good OS 5AR4 and it'll last you for years. As you know, they can be found for a LOT less money then what it'll cost you to buy that one.