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In Reply to: Re: Jcoe - you are right. These are Matsushitas.... posted by beermanpete@socal.rr.com on June 16, 2006 at 18:25:39:
Gold plating was not done by the factory and is an aftermarket job. Similar to the bogus gold plated Telefunken ECC83, ECC82 and ECC81 tubes that show up on ebay and Audiogon.Aftermarket gold plating could a real shoddy job to OK quality.
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- Re: Jcoe - you are right. These are Matsushitas.... - tubemonger 18:49:11 06/16/06 (7)
- Re: Jcoe - you are right. These are Matsushitas.... - beermanpete@socal.rr.com 08:42:59 06/17/06 (6)
- Re: Jcoe - you are right. These are Matsushitas.... - tubemonger 11:12:54 06/17/06 (3)
- Sorry mean to say Matsushita and Toshiba..... - tubemonger 16:07:11 06/17/06 (1)
- Ah, yes I thought that's what might have happened :-) (nt) - ffrr 17:19:39 06/17/06 (0)
- Re: Jcoe - you are right. These are Matsushitas.... - ffrr 16:01:30 06/17/06 (0)
- Visually and by close examination, - Dave Pogue 10:56:03 06/17/06 (1)
- Gold plating - randallt 21:31:39 06/17/06 (0)