Best Production Tubes 6DJ8 Family

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sammy -- Thu, 02/19/2009 - 07:47

I've done my share of eBay purchases of vintage Amperex, Siemens and "RCA" tubes from the 60's and 70's, and some Soviet tubes from the 80's, which fit the 6DJ8/ECC88/6922 specifications -- some very good tubes were made back then.  I'm wondering if anyone can offer an informed opinion about what the best current production tubes are in that family of tubes. 

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Steven Stone -- Thu, 02/19/2009 - 11:06

 I've found that generalizing about tubes is not a good idea. Given that storage and handling can have a major effect on tube performance, one example from a particular source can perform very differently than that same brand from another source. 
 
Also different components can mate better with different manufacturer's tubes. Just because one brand works best in a particular component doesn't mean it's universally better.
 
I think that anyone who uses tubes really needs to have a good tube tester and develop their own battery of tests to evaluate tubes.

Steven Stone
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