Unofficial Tube Market Survey

6f6 · 27th November 2007, 01:43 AM

Which tubes would you all like to see in production again? Hopefully someone will take notice of this and try to get article in audio mags and drive a new market for replications of classic tubes. For my own part, I would love to see some new 01A and 6A8G production. The 01A could be used by the audio crowd and the antique radio crowd. The 6A8 was an extremely common converter used in many radios. Incidentally, it also is useful in making small homebrew AM transmitters- but it costs about $20 to get one if its in stock. What are your guys' choice for repro tubes?

SY · 27th November 2007, 02:44 AM

6LF6
EC8020
T160L

jon_010101 · 27th November 2007, 02:57 AM

The Bendix Red Bank series would be at the top of my fantasy list.

kevinkr · 27th November 2007, 03:07 AM

71A, 01A, 12A, 26...

D3A, 5842/417A (Westrex may make these soon, but the price will be stratospheric.)

Nothing very exotic on my list..

ak_47_boy · 27th November 2007, 03:29 AM

STC4212 would be cool, but not too practical i think.

richwalters · 27th November 2007, 03:40 AM

Solely the stuff I'm using all the time;
As per SY with additions

12BY7A for my HAM radio.
6550A version.
Geometrically redesigned innards for the KT90 to blow away KT88's.
EF86
My demands are modest.

richj

Time "antique" was renamed "heritage" audio ?

tubelab.com · 27th November 2007, 04:07 AM

Sy wants the 6LF6, I would prefer the 6LW6 which is the same tube with an octal base. Other that that, some reasonably priced 45's would be nice.

HollowState · 27th November 2007, 04:16 AM

Some 8233/E55L's in a octal base. (I know...I'm dreaming)

Quote:

SY wants T160L

Isn't that the heavy duty 811 also known as a 572B once made by Waters. Penta sells a Chinese 572B with a carbon plate that's basically the same thing, although probably not the old Waters quality.

Victor

w5jag · 27th November 2007, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HollowState
Some 8233/E55L's in a octal base. (I know...I'm dreaming)

Isn't that the heavy duty 811 also known as a 572B once made by Waters.
Victor

That's what I thought.

Pretty sure the last Cetron 572B's I had were dual marked as T160L. I think I may still have some Amperex 572B that are dual marked as T160L.

Win W5JAG

HollowState · 27th November 2007, 04:46 AM

Hi Win,
Yes, I forgot that they were available with the Cetron name. Of course they're almost surely Chinese because Richardson owns the name and puts it on everything. And I would never buy tubes from rip-off Richardson! Didn't know Amperex had them too.

27th November 2007, 01:43 AM	#1
6f6 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	Unofficial Tube Market Survey Which tubes would you all like to see in production again? Hopefully someone will take notice of this and try to get article in audio mags and drive a new market for replications of classic tubes. For my own part, I would love to see some new 01A and 6A8G production. The 01A could be used by the audio crowd and the antique radio crowd. The 6A8 was an extremely common converter used in many radios. Incidentally, it also is useful in making small homebrew AM transmitters- but it costs about $20 to get one if its in stock. What are your guys' choice for repro tubes?

27th November 2007, 02:44 AM	#2
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	6LF6 EC8020 T160L __________________ "...we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more.” - Christopher Hitchens 1949-2011

27th November 2007, 03:07 AM	#4
kevinkr diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Blog Entries: 6	71A, 01A, 12A, 26... D3A, 5842/417A (Westrex may make these soon, but the price will be stratospheric.) Nothing very exotic on my list.. __________________ www.kta-hifi.net

27th November 2007, 04:07 AM	#7
tubelab.com diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Florida	Sy wants the 6LF6, I would prefer the 6LW6 which is the same tube with an octal base. Other that that, some reasonably priced 45's would be nice. __________________ Too much power is almost enough! Turn it up till it explodes - then back up just a little.

27th November 2007, 04:46 AM	#10
HollowState diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taxland, New Jersey	Hi Win, Yes, I forgot that they were available with the Cetron name. Of course they're almost surely Chinese because Richardson owns the name and puts it on everything. And I would never buy tubes from rip-off Richardson! Didn't know Amperex had them too. __________________ "The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet orbiting round a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies." ~Stephen Hawking

27th November 2007, 02:57 AM	#3
jon_010101 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	The Bendix Red Bank series would be at the top of my fantasy list.

27th November 2007, 03:29 AM	#5
ak_47_boy diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	STC4212 would be cool, but not too practical i think.

27th November 2007, 03:40 AM	#6
richwalters diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Alps:Tube amp designs over 150W, SMPS guru.	Solely the stuff I'm using all the time; As per SY with additions 12BY7A for my HAM radio. 6550A version. Geometrically redesigned innards for the KT90 to blow away KT88's. EF86 My demands are modest. richj Time "antique" was renamed "heritage" audio ?

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