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Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 - different grades?

Hello all - I’ve been searching for a new set of tubes for my Manley Snappers and have decided to go with the Gold Lion KT77s & 12AX7 . One seller I like has referenced they have different grades "Gold/Platinum" of the 12AX7 , lower noise shelf , microphonics etc....is this possible or sales hype.....as I look around other sellers the 12AX7s all look the same , no classification differences...thanks
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jjss49
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rodman99 is correct

i should restate what i posted earlier

genalex gold lion reissues are russian tubes, the brand is owned now by new sensor, and the tubes are made in the saratov russian plant... quality is quite good, probably the best currently made tube

it is the golden dragons, which are chinese tubes, made by shuguang... the chinese have improved their quality quite a bit since the bad old days of the 2000's and early 2010's... but russian tubes are still better in general
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jjss49
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depends on who is doing the claiming and the selling

reputable and truly dedicated tube sellers will screen and test the tubes themselves, not just rely on the factory in china, whose work can often be inconsistent and suspect

and i hope you realize these golden lion tubes are NOT the original British tubes, these are China made copies, they just bought the brand name... absolutely nothing to do with the original genalex on which the brand and reputation was built
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