Pretty Tubes

honsten · 28th July 2004, 06:59 PM

hi, i couldnt help but notice that the popularity of tubes has not encouraged manufacturers into making their tubes bore "decrative". why cant you get blue ones,that would be so cool.

fdegrove · 28th July 2004, 07:18 PM

Hi,

Quote:

why cant you get blue ones,that would be so cool.

Not sure whether JJ/TESLA still makes blue EL34s but the blue EL34s once made by TESLA certainly were popular in Asia.

Cool or not is a matter of taste I suppose but people sure are willing to pay more for a retro looking tube.

Cheers,

P.S. Apparently it's still being made:

BLUE GLASS EL34

EC8010 · 28th July 2004, 07:27 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You could always put a blue LED in the middle of the valve socket (pointing up) to give a pretty blue glow to the valve.

Sch3mat1c · 28th July 2004, 07:29 PM

Or use lots of 6L6s and similar blue-glow tubes.

Tim

honsten · 28th July 2004, 08:03 PM

wow! blue glowing tubes! the deep orange which my marshall (guitar amp) gives off is pretty but surely there could be decorations.

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honsten diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: london	Pretty Tubes hi, i couldnt help but notice that the popularity of tubes has not encouraged manufacturers into making their tubes bore "decrative". why cant you get blue ones,that would be so cool.

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EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You could always put a blue LED in the middle of the valve socket (pointing up) to give a pretty blue glow to the valve. __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

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