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RE: MP-1 and 12AT7's

Posted by JTimothyA (R) on August 24, 2008 at 18:33:53

In Reply to: RE: MP-1 and 12AT7's posted by Lew on August 23, 2008 at 08:12:42:

I think it was guidance from some of your earlier posts that led me to try those whose opinion we share, so thank you! (But who can look a gift perspicacity in the mouth, so I'll gladly concur. ;-) I hunted for the Billingtons but no can find; you may be right - the last of 'em are gone?

Perhaps the most frequently that I've seen cited by MP-1 owners are the Mullards - Jim McShane has a nice lot at present, and he will cull them for noise and section balance, but they won't last forever. I'll suggest folks looking to start on NOS to start there as they're relatively cheap and they really show off the gear.

'60's Siemens haven't been falling out of trees lately - I took a flier on a few and they proved quiet, clear, and toneful, so a bought a few more instead of funding my retirement - heh. That's a thing I've found increasingly with tubes, if you pass them by, they are not likely to still be there when you come back. I promised myself I'd stop, so we'll see.

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