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Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy
I am not even going to attemp winning the Tele E88CC's on ebay,,although i am in the bid war,,I'm going to hold at $100,,and figure they'll fetch $160 winning bid. I know a guy that has been selling tubes for 60 years he is on Ebay aswell, ver... 
Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy
What would the advantage/benefit be of using EL83 or 8BQ5 instead of EL84?Has anyone experience with the black plates RCA and GE grey ovale plate from 1960? And Sylvania black plates?I am using Tungsram EL84 now, not sure if the RCA or GE would be... 
Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy
I checked again and my current Siemens actually has a grey shield.I would be curious to try out Tungsram E88CC, from what little i heard they sound very good but barely anyone uses them.Has anyone experience with Siemens 6BQ5/El84? 
Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy
I posted 3 listings, there is a fourth one aswell for 145$. Which tested 95% NOS (14.2 mA) with well matched triodes.It’s worth knowing that the Reflector are designed to run at 15 mA just like the ECC.However there is a small caviat, the Siemens ... 
Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy
There are on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-6N23P-Tube-Silver-Shield-75-Rare-SWGP-Reflector-Pair-ECC88-6922-E88CC-NOS1975/254255564580?hash=item3b32d00724:g:rLYAAOSwSrNaPGea https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-MATCHED-PAIR-6N23P-REFLECTOR-Silver-Shie... 
Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy
Prices are just ludicrous, i can get the tubes this guy is selling for 400$ each for 80$.Idk how audiophiles can get a long with that. It's a tube, shouldn't costs more than 40$ realistically. There is no engineering or manufacturing costs involve... 
Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy
Not trying to fix headphones, just an observation.About Andy, i am not a big fan of selection processes like he does.If a tube is NOS and unused, factory surplus etc the tube should work great.Factories had quality control aswell back then.Also hi... 
Help me decide which E88CC tubes i should buy
I modded the lid to my preamp to compensate for the extra heightTalk about overcomplicating things lol. 12ua7 run at half the voltage than 6922, how did you even do that and why?The Reflektors are much more extended top to bottom, with an almost s... 
Acoustic Revive Triple C RCa's vs Oyaide Tunami Terzo RR V2
Well the only ones from that brand are the Core IC that fit my budget, and i think they are way inferior than the japanese ones. Used i found the  Synergistic Research Kaleidoscope but seems like an older model.Why are you recommending them?