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Hallo,I was offered a hughe lot of FAKE TESLA ECC803S. I expect I am not the only "lucky guy" that is going to be offered those. I already saw them on Ebay this week too!
I thought it would be a good idea to let you all know the details about how to distinct original NOS TESLA ECC803S from FAKE/REBRANDED/JJ tubes.
This is really hard to find information, but once you know it's clear to see.
When you do a search on AA for FAKE TESLA ECC803S you find a lot
more information of people who got screwed with those in the past.I added a page on my homepage with photographs and details. So now you can tell yourself what are the reals and what are the fake.
Jac
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Thanks for the information.
And this E88CC do not is a fake, too ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/44-pcs-E88CC-6822-TESLA-NEW_W0QQitemZ150015354646QQihZ005QQcategoryZ14947QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I do not want to be the expert here for all TESLA tubes...Your question is a bit off topic, about the E88CC.
You know the TESLA Audio tubes lines was sold to JJ, several years ago now. There was a transition period where JJ had the right to use the TESLA brand for all tubes TESLA was not making themself.
So you see these E88CC are JJ tubes, with the TESLA brand, and still no fakes. This was legal at that time. You just need to take them as they are. They're not TESLA tubes from the TESLA factory.
But... with the ECC803S, the situation is different, and perfectly clear. This tube was re-issued by JJ recently. These were never made by JJ in the transition period, which is long ago. JJ re-constructed the plate tools only recently! And with that introduced many small differences.
So any TESLA ECC803S showing the typical JJ construction details of their recently re-construced new plate structure (click the link in my fist message!) are fakes per definition.
JacAnd the sound of this fakes tubes ? Do not is fine ?
You will sale this fakes tubes ?
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These are on ebay as well in pairs selling for around $60. Wonder if the bulk pack is from the realjazzcat warehouse supply.
and we will examine thes and try to get our monies back in case you are right.
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