Western Electric looking for consumer feedback to make new tubes!


This was brought to my attention a few days ago, and I’ve filled out the form stating that I would love to see mid-priced 6SN7s, 5U4Gs, EL34s, and KT88s from them. I’m not sure how long of a time-frame we’re looking at here, but it appears at the very least that Western Electric is interested in hearing from us! Please fill out the form and don’t forget to put down what tubes you would like to see from them, this could be a good thing! Best regards, Aric

 

 

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Showing 2 responses by larryi

The 6SN7 would be a good choice, assuming they can bring something worthy to the market.  It would appear then, that they are not necessarily looking to make tubes that are a reissue of what Western Electric made in the past. 

If they were going to reissue what they have made, the 350B would be a nice choice (a replacement for 6L6 or KT66).  The 274B rectifier would be a nice reissue item too.

What I would hope for most in anything that they put out that they at least try to emulate past Western Electric practice of making very durable and reliable tubes.    

 

I just hope they do their research and make very robust versions of whatever they decide tp make.  I don't know about the current reissues, but, the 300bs made in the 1990's are terrific.  I know people who still run their tubes daily that were purchased more than twenty years ago.  

I run old Western Electric 310As, 348 and 349 tubes that were old pulls when I got them (who knows how much use they had), and I am still running the same tubes 15 years later.