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RE: BEL ECC83 are good tubes - try 'em!

Posted by Brandtacious (A) on February 1, 2023 at 18:56:09

In Reply to: BEL ECC83 are good tubes - try 'em! posted by opalize on February 1, 2023 at 16:16:04:

Hehe, I might indeed - thanks once more, opalize! I've pretty much found the ax7 and au7 brands I like for the amps I use after years of rolling them, though!
In my Response modded ASL Orchid, I like the Tele g73r as the lone preamp tube, and two Tesla E83CC as drivers for the two WWII era RCA 2a3's powering modern Klipsch RM160 bookshelf speakers.
In my stock ASL Orchid, I like Tele ECC82 as the lone preamp tube, and two I61 Blackburn ECC83 driving RCA 2a3 to power a pair old single-driver EV Aristocrats.
In my main system Line Magnetic 210IA, I like 1960s RCA 5U4G as rectifiers, 1950s Amperex long plate D foil getter ECC83 as preamp, 1960s WE 310a as driver tubes, and 21st century WE reissue 300b w/graphene on the plates powering Sentry IVB horns in the living room.
I think the 50's Amperexes in my main system may be getting close to worn out, which is why I was looking through the tube horde recently. I spotted this "Miniwatt Holland" pair in my stash, and thought WOOHOO I'll try these for a while - until I couldn't find an etched code and spotted the colored printed 76 and 79 approximately where the I6x deltaxx should be! I just bought a replacement pair of the foil getter Amperex (and I checked the codes - both mC6 delta8K), but the cost has gone up significantly since I last really bought small tubes, and don't want to spend that much again on small tubes given the horde I already have. I'm more likely to go with Tele ax7 or one of the Siemens variety or maybe a Mullard variety or an I63 or 65 Amperex from my stash rather than go with this tube that appears most likely India or Japan. (Before I couldn't find a code, I thought these were likely I63 Amperex.)
I've just rolled enough that I know these India/Japan tube aren't going to compare to the others I have available to my ears. Alternatively, if I did like them, that may be worse because then I'd realize how much $ I've wasted over the years on "good" tubes... Arrgh!
Anyway, thanks again for your help!

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