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    United Electronics Company | USAF-596 | Date 1957

    dminches - the adapter is made out of unatium. Yes, I see these adapters on eBay all the time but he likes nice things and it's always fun spending other peeps $$$$$$
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    United Electronics Company | USAF-596 | Date 1957

    I understand the wallet thing, its tubes and DAC's that get me. The RCA 5U4G is a nice tube, I have a few from the 40's and 50's but they also have gone up in price, like north of $100.00 ... If you look at the Woo Audio Tube Compatibility Chart for the 3ES, there are a lot of options. -...
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    United Electronics Company | USAF-596 | Date 1957

    Jack is good guy. Just 2 yrs ago the USAF-596 was trading for $75.00ea but in today's market they're $200.00 to $250.00 when you can find them. If you look at what Jack is asking for them, it includes the $150.00 adapter so not to bad. The 3ES Elite, you going to use STAX headphone? Also...
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    United Electronics Company | USAF-596 | Date 1957

    Woo Audio WA5-LE, WA22 and WA33 for headphone setup ... The USAF-596 is in my all time favorite list: GEC U52, WE 422a, WE 274a/b and Cossor 53KU ...
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    WE 421a - Black Plates from 1967 | WE 5998/421a - Grey Plates from 1954 | Chatham 5998 from 1960 | Tung-Sol 5998 from 1966

    Been searching and acquiring the following: 421a, 422a, 5998, 6080, 6AS7G, A1834, CV2984 and 7236. 1st up are the different 5998/421a, only now missing the Tung-Sol 5998 with White Lettering, on the way and the Chatham 2399 with Yellow Lettering, it's kind of like Bigfoot, heard about it and...
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    Western Electric Rectifiers - The Holy Grail

    Western Electric Pre-60's will have the grey plate and Post-60's will have the black plate. Western Electric 274B can provide at most 225ma Western Electric 422A can provide at most 400ma
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    GEC KT-88 - early 1960's | Tung-Sol 6550 - late 1950's | Brimar CV1985 6SL7GTY - June 1955

    These just landed this week and wanted to share with you. G.E.C. KT88 - early 1960s Tung-Sol 6550 nickel collar around brownbase, smooth black plates, 1st Gen late 1950s Brimar CV1985 6SL7GTY - June 1955
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    United Electronics Company | USAF-596 | Date 1957

    Just got two of these in for the collection ... Base: UX-Base (4 Pins (2 thick, USA 1924, UX) 2 Top contacts. Filament: Vf 5 Volts / If 3 Ampere / Direct / Specified voltage AND current AC/DC Description: High-rel, high altitude (60000ft) version of 1641, full wave rectifier. 2.3KV PIV, 275mA...
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    NEVZ 6N76P with Gold Pins and OTK Military Markings - 1979 | RCA USN-CRC 5963 - 1960 | La Radiotechnique 12AU7WA - 1962 | Telefunken ECC82 - 1960

    Hello, Just going through the NOS Tube Collection and wanted to share with the members the following > NEVZ 6N76P with Gold Pins and OTK Military Markings - 1979 | RCA USN-CRC 5963 - 1960 | La Radiotechnique 12AU7WA - 1962 | Telefunken ECC82 - 1960 Be on the lookout for others coming in...
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    Tubes, different makers, different types...but what are your preferences?

    Nice Mendel! I think you got the complete collection ... Sylvania 6SN7W Sylvania VT-231 Sylvania Yellow Label 6SN7GTB Sylvania 6SN7GT / WGT / GTA / WGTA / GTB
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    Tubes, different makers, different types...but what are your preferences?

    and if that fails just pick something and roll with it ...
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    Tubes, different makers, different types...but what are your preferences?

    Sylvania JAN-CHS 6SN7GT VT-231 - 1943 | Sylvania JAN-CHS 6SN7WGT - 1955 | Sylvania JAN-CHS 6SN7W - 1945
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    RCA 6SN7GT Brown Base 1951 | RCA 6SN7GT Black Base Grey Glass 1951 | Swedish Military Crown Stamped on Base

    Today their cousins showed up > RCA 6SN7GT Black Base Grey Glass 1951 | Swedish Military Crown Stamped on Base
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    RCA 6SN7GT Brown Base 1951 | RCA 6SN7GT Black Base Grey Glass 1951 | Swedish Military Crown Stamped on Base

    Thought I would share with the audience as I have never seen these before, just had to add them to my collection. Also having a hard time finding any reference to these tubes.
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    LampizatOr Baltic 3

    I sure will once the Baltic-3 comes in but about to start the remodeling of the music room over the coming weeks. Which I hope does not turn into months and it's a little disheartening when I walk by it because there is nothing sitting in there.

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