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Given the thread below on the questionable reliability of JJ tubes, in your opinion does this lack of QC also apply to the 2A3-40? The general consensus seems to be that these problems exist with the octals, not the power tubes. I'm currently running the stock Sovteks that came with my Ultra-Fi monos and they sound good, but are perhaps a little lacking on "punch" and "air". If the QC issue doesn't seem to apply to the 2A3-40s, for those that do run them, where do you prefer to buy them? Jim doesn't appear to carry them, and of course there could be a good reason for that (as he's already stated) but without mentioning this particular tube.
If not the 2A3-40, then what? Jim does carry the EH 2A3 Gold, which could also be an option, with the advantage of knowing they've been properly checked before shipment.
TIA.
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They are nice sounding tubes - they do dynamics like no other 2A3 I've heard. Not my faves, but I could live with 'em.
The pins on mine seem a little large (dia) and rough, but otherwise okay.
EuroTubes are supposed to be a reliable supplier. I think I got mine from Tube Depot.
Cheers,
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"Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems to characterise our age." Albert Einstein
Several years ago, people had problems with a bad batch of JJ-2A3-40. But it seems the problem has resolved? I don't know. But I don't have any problem with any of the 6 JJ 2A3-40 I have.
I like the JJ better than EH but really, the JJ 2A3 are 300B with 2.5V filaments. And 300B and 2A3 are not that much different in Operating Points. I like the RCA 2A3 which are better sounding tubes than the Chinese or JJ.
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The JJs are nearly twice the cost of the EH, so I'd expect them to be an improvement. Dual plate RCAs aren't much more than the 2A3-40s though, so that may be an option worth exploring. Thanks!
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