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RE: Probably a better tube than the Telefunken anyway. nt

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In Reply to: RE: Probably a better tube than the Telefunken anyway. nt posted by Sondek on March 05, 2024 at 13:33:24

I have to disagree. I bought some EI 12ax7's years ago to use in a CJ pv8. I bought 6 since I had heard scuttlebutt about their unreliability. It was true. I bought 6. Four of them went noisy within hours. Two were usable. They sounded okay, but nothing special. They certainly didn't compare with nos Tele's that I got shortly thereafter. The Tele's sounded more powerful, more full bodied, yet clearer in detail.
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Testing and selection? - Sondek 09:20:29 03/06/24 (0)
My pre uses 4 of them. All tested, selected by CAT.

In twelve years never ever had one even so much as hiccup. Quiet as stones.
totally agree - Story 04:31:02 03/06/24 (0)
...had the same problem finding good EI's many years ago, maybe 25?

The ribbed plate Tele's had a much greater consistency, and sound wise, for many years, they were the standard go to 12ax7. Same with the smooth plate.

The EI's had great promise as a replacement but didn't fulfil that.

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