I just read an interesting article from Vintage Guitar mag. Just wanted to pass along these favorite tube recommendations,FWIW, from Charles Kittleson, the
GURU of Vacuum Tube Valley. The following are his favs of 'current production'.
-12AX7-
-JJECC803
-JJECC83S
-E-H 12AX7EH
-Sovtek 12AX7LP
-6V6-
-New Sensor 6V6GTA(tung-sol re-issue)
-JJ6V6GTS
-6L6-
-TAD6L6WGC
-WingedC SV6L6GC or SED
-re-issue Tung-Sol 6L6GC
-Genalex KT66 re-issue
-EL84-
-TAD EL84
-JJ EL84
-EL34-
-JJ EL34L
-JJ KT77
-Winged C SVEL34
-Rectumfriers-
-GZ34...JJ
-5U4GB...New Sensor
-5Y3GT...New Sensor
Overall, it was a pretty good article/interview discussing Vacuum Tube 'state of the union'...Rod
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Tube recomendations from Kittleson
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 retrorod |
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Posts: 44 (01/09/09 08:49) |
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EMan |
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Posts: 5226 (01/09/09 20:30) Hell Yes, I'm from Texas |
Looks to me like it was a good article for EuroTubes ...
Not sure what the author based his critera on, but I've never met a tube that I didn't like....unless it was toast. I will admit, though, that the Sovtek AX7LP(s) issues substancial gains in sonic velocity, and to a lesser degree, harmonic dimension over the JJ83. OTOH, the JJs seem to offer a more translucent instantaneous overload response. There's trade-offs in most things, I reckon.....
"I haven't failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work."
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Posts: 45 (01/09/09 21:10) |
Eman, What other tubes are there in current production besides euro-tubes?
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Posts: 816 (01/09/09 21:29) |
I heard Lord Valve sent out his new catalogs last week. Did anybody here receive a set?
I'm on his email list (last I knew) but haven't gotten any "spam" from him in a couple of years. Ken |
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Corvair dude |
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Posts: 327 (01/10/09 00:14) |
I've been hearing some good things about the tung-sol 12ax7 reissue. I haven't used one myself but there seems to be a lot of talk about them.
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jbltwin1 |
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Posts: 169 (01/12/09 07:17) |
Lord Valve DID send out his list. I actually GOT itthis time.
You want me to play WHERE?
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StoSoStu |
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Posts: 340 (01/12/09 19:23) South of the Border..way South! |
Didn't get mine either.
Bob
The road goes on forever and the party never ends |
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EMan |
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Posts: 5233 (01/12/09 20:11) Hell Yes, I'm from Texas |
retrorod - I really don't know squat about tubes, aside from their general, and some detailed equations...
"...or any other occupation where abstract descriptions are a requirement...." SG - I have yet to read *anything* more nebulus than what's generally used to describe 'tube tones'...
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SG123 |
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Posts: 8053 (01/12/09 20:44) |
Yessir,
I once compared those descriptions to ones used by wine reviewers. 
[ that posting just disappeared.. ]
So many
frequencies, so little time...
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Posts: 8054 (01/12/09 20:47) |
Used to be, you could send Lord Valve an eMail with "SPAM ME" in the subject line and he'd send you the lists.
Is that still the procedure ?? I haven't gotten anything from him in several years.
So many
frequencies, so little time...
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StoSoStu |
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Posts: 343 (01/12/09 22:46) South of the Border..way South! |
I figure that if you don't buy from him you fall off the list after a while.
Bob
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jbltwin1 |
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Posts: 170 (01/13/09 07:01) |
I've never bought from him but like his testing notes. I JUST got one for the first time in a couple of years. I think he purges his list every once in a
while. You might have to SPAM ME again.
You want me to play WHERE?
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retrorod |
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Posts: 50 (01/13/09 07:21) |
I used the 'cats only' subject and rec'd the list by the next day. Have not had the chance to look over much. Seems like he thinks highly of
himself. His one claim to fame being Derek Trucks amp(s)
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Posts: 173 (01/14/09 02:21) |
yes sg. it still works but takes a few weeks.
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