My Tube Collection, Welcome to share yours

[adrian cheng]

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I've just started getting ECC81 tubes a few months ago so I don't have many yet. I do have some great ideas for a few more I want to get though.

Is that Dario ECC81 made by Fotos Grammont Malakoff?
Is there much difference between the Mullard with the long arm support square getter and the long arm support circle getter?

Hi Carlos, both sounds quite similar but the square getter version have more weight and dynamic .

 

[adrian cheng]

Beautiful looking tubes

 

[oldvinyl]

Again to many beautiful tubes, so I have to restore the equilibrium in the universe.

Equilibrium restored. Strike a pose!

 

[oldvinyl]

1966 Amperex PQ 6922 made in New York.

 

[oldvinyl]

These were purchased from Vacuum Tube Valley. They published a magazine on tubes and tube amps and held shoot-outs to compare various tubes. Some of the comparisons were in guitar amps and not stereo amps. They sold various tubes. I cleaned them up and put them on the tester. They are perfectly matched and amazingly quiet.


After some cleaning ...

 

[oldvinyl]

If an octogenarian is in their 80s, what do you call an 80 year old octal tube?

Octal-genarian!

These Sylvania 6SN7W were produced in April, 1945. They look and test as new. The getter flash is mirror like.

 

[Dr Morbius]

These were purchased from Vacuum Tube Valley. They published a magazine on tubes and tube amps and held shoot-outs to compare various tubes. Some of the comparisons were in guitar amps and not stereo amps. They sold various tubes. I cleaned them up and put them on the tester. They are perfectly matched and amazingly quiet.
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After some cleaning ...
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They do look nice at that!

 

[escultor]

Hi, nice and incredible tube collections, congratulations, I'm a collector too, but more inclined to power tubes, isn't there much love for power tubes?

 

[CDawg]

Hi, nice and incredible tube collections, congratulations, I'm a collector too, but more inclined to power tubes, isn't there much love for power tubes?

You got a great point. Post some stuff because we all want to see too.

 

[escultor]

You got a great point. Post some stuff because we all want to see too.

OK, but I'd have to take pictures, and there are a lot of tubes.
What would you like?
They could be in the amps, I have photos of them and there are many of them too.

 

[CDawg]

OK, but I'd have to take pictures, and there are a lot of tubes.
What would you like?
They could be in the amps, I have photos of them and there are many of them too.

Have fun and do it your way. I know there's lots of people who'd like to see what you have.

 

[oldvinyl]

OK, but I'd have to take pictures, and there are a lot of tubes.
What would you like?
They could be in the amps, I have photos of them and there are many of them too.

Bring it on!! We are happy to admire your tubes.

 

[escultor]

 

[escultor]

WE212e and stc 4212

 

[escultor]

I have about 6 pair of these including Rare amperex

 

[Dr Morbius]

Extremely impressive, may I ask how many watts they put out?

 

[escultor]

any given day

 

[escultor]

Extremely impressive, may I ask how many watts they put out?

about 40 watts

 

[escultor]

Telefunken RS237, great tube..4 working pairs

 

[Dr Morbius]

any given day
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Obviously you have achieved nirvana in these photos!