Are all of these NOS tube inventories real? How have we not consumed them already?

Told ya.. LOL. Mac guys are the worst, I know...I am one. 

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Oh heck no, there is tons of stuff out there. That being said, you need to be able to check your own valves, or risk the testing of others. There are some, MUCH better than others. Folks will chime in... I've found a lot of  great valves in "LOTS".   Some real gems in some of those buys..

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A lot of milspec valves were not boxed, just so you know, more like cases. with crap to seal them. Use to come 144 in a case of small valves and 6V6. 6L6 and 6550, came the same 12 X 12. Out of the pacific theater they had cosmoline on some of the metal valves, they were real fun to clean up and use...

I knew one guy that boasted over 270 working valve amps. Valves for all of them. BIG time mac guy...Tube inventories sound close, 30,000 valves...

Not close to Saginaw, Michigan are they?

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NOS Mullards 12AX7 is an ECC83. Stock piles are though the roof of ECC83. They have a ways to go, to hit Tellies silky smooth old school valve sound, THAT is an ECC83. A 12AX7 that can hold its own and better most is the black plate RCA. yet the grays suck from the same time frame. GE 12AT7 gray plate, will best a lot of the the new stock.. Their problem, LOL they would do the under water deal.. Weird valve.. Good sound weird valve. Easy to figure that one. Tap test the valve at low volume. They will act up..  I'm tinkering with PSVANE too, that valve is really starting to peak my interest.. TAD is different to..close to JJ they have their place..

One of the deals of all time was an organ, left to me with a case of valves.. I had to pick it up in Texas. I long sense gave the organ to an up and coming church... I kept the valves..And put in JJ and EH. Still using it 5 years ago.

The valves are hamon volvo, tellies and baldwin, also where I learned about gray plate RCAs. YUK..

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