Unofficial Tube Market Survey

[6f6]

Update:
New 45 and 50 tubes are apparently available from TJ (search TJ Tubes). These are Chinese and I can not vouch for the quality thereof. They are not cheap either. If anyone has ever used these tubes, do us all a favor and let us know about them.

 

[kevinkr]

I don't own any, but am quite familiar with the TJ 45 and 300B as I have friends who use them in their own amplifiers. They're quite good, and the TJ300B mesh plate is on my list for eventual acquisition for use in my amplifier.

 

[6A8G]

EL37's would be nice

 

[FullRangeMan]

Wonder if there is a EL tube w/50 or 60W dissipation and good sound?

 

[soundbrigade]

EL156!

 

[FullRangeMan]

EL156!

Thanks I will check it.
How much is the Primary R in a SE OPT?

Just see PRI R is 3.5K only?

 

[soundbrigade]

I think it was 2K5, but could've been 5K.
To be correct - 3,5K ... 5K.

The EL156 are pretty rare, but actually are available. The original tubes had a strange socket, but newly produce fit into an octal.

For a short period I even had a SE-amp, but when setting up my gear at a local DIY-meeting I dropped one of the tubes 2" and that was it.

Here are some stuff I collected:

 

[FullRangeMan]

I sorry for this incident, that was a good tube, it even double as KT88.
A rare tube is all bad for audio, too bad.

 

[Lingwendil]

6CG7 new production (since it's literally a noval 6SN7)

Matched 6AS7G halves in a single bottle.

Octal based EL84

Noval base 6V6, pin compatible to the EL84

6BQ7

45 (maybe even one with an octal base? Would be fun)

 

[lowtherdream]

416A, 416B, 6280, c3g, c3o, c3m, 5842, 417A, D3a

 

[Nature B0y]

AD1 (telefunken), 6336, 417A, 6EM7

 

[rmb]

Wonder if JJ Electronic or one of the European tube makers will tackle the AC701?