Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes

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Posted by ARC on February 13, 2006 at 14:50:02

In Reply to: Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes posted by Jimmy on February 13, 2006 at 13:48:50:

Yeah, new means new, but is "new" synonymous always with "way better for use in audio gear despite the extra expense?" (BTW I said used/tests good cost 60% of NOS on average, though I think NOS are easily double the cost) I mean this in a friendly way; this is absolutely NOT a word war, no heat, but W/experience dating to 1982, I can't say I fully buy your non-linear emission decay thing. I think an NOS Mullard EL34 that tests at 6500 mhos/98% max emission will last the exact same # of hours on an average of 1000 EL34s as ANY OTHER Mullard EL34 @6500mhos/98% emission--- REGARDLESS of NIB, ANOS, USED or "other" satus. In other words, if it says 92 octane, it's 92 octane. A tube can fail at ANY TIME as well, regardless of test #s, so I buy GOOD testing, good looking (clean plates, alignment of micas top/bottom--meaning the tube isn't out of whack physically--, of course no metal on the glass)used tubes and put the savings into my system.

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Topic - NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes - ARC 08:16:38 02/13/06 (15)

I agree that good-testing used tubes... - JJ Triode 13:46:46 02/14/06 (0)

depends on how much use - Sherlock 20:43:44 02/13/06 (0)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes - REL54 17:33:45 02/13/06 (0)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes - Jimmy 13:48:50 02/13/06 (4)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes - ARC 14:50:02 02/13/06 (3)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes, my humble experience - j rodney 15:24:54 02/13/06 (2)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes, my humble experience - ARC 16:01:57 02/13/06 (1)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes, my humble experience - Jimmy 08:48:27 02/14/06 (0)

Great points....nt - Tre' 13:44:18 02/13/06 (0)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes - Len_ 11:14:56 02/13/06 (0)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes - tvr2500m 11:06:58 02/13/06 (0)

You must be new around here - j rodney 09:16:10 02/13/06 (3)

Classic! - ARC 16:07:44 02/13/06 (0)

Sometimes a guy just has to rant............nt - bluelobster 14:32:41 02/13/06 (0)

Heh... - anumber1 12:32:12 02/13/06 (0)

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Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes - ARC 14:50:02 02/13/06 (3)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes, my humble experience - j rodney 15:24:54 02/13/06 (2)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes, my humble experience - ARC 16:01:57 02/13/06 (1)

Re: NOS Vs. Used, and those DAMN boxes, my humble experience - Jimmy 08:48:27 02/14/06 (0)

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