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Embarrassing Tube Story

For tube geeks only this might be amusing. To most it’ll be pathetic.

I just looked inside a box of tubes I had removed from my preamp when I first got into tube gear a few years ago. I assumed they were junk. I’ve been using mostly sovteks since. Last night I went through the box for the first time after I originally put it away and inside I find a matched quad of RCA NOS brown base 5692’s and a matched pair of RCA NOS red based 6sn7’s. (drum in the background goes ‘ba-dum, bum.)

Thank you, thank you very much.

Next show starts in ten minutes.
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Reminds me that I need to have the Tung-Sol 6sn7GT's tested. From what I have read they are more forward sounding then the old RCA/Sylvania 5692's. Might be a good match/nice change if used in combination with the 5692's.

I will swing by Armetron when I drop off paperwork @ Social Security next week. They may have their new tester in by by now (was told that it was on order a few months ago).

I thought that I might also slip in a few tubes (that I know the readings of) to double check the tech's work (see if he's warming them up, etc.).
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