ken361
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Sob ! :friday: 42 bucks am I missing something?
http://cgi.ebay.com/BALANCED-TUBE-1...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1205|293:2|294:50
http://cgi.ebay.com/BALANCED-TUBE-1...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1205|293:2|294:50
sovtek lps woooohooo!
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Mononoaware
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Re: sovtek lps woooohooo!
The magic is in the year. We know that everything gets suckier as the years progress.
nder::banghead:
The magic is in the year. We know that everything gets suckier as the years progress.
nder::banghead:
XSSIVE
OCDologist
Re: sovtek lps woooohooo!
so this guy is saying that these late 1990s and early 2000s model year 12ax7lps tubes are better and worth more than the newer ones? ok then i'm in luck since i think i have like 6 of them dating from the late 1990s to the early 2000s...i'm rich woohoo LOL. on a serious note about them, is there any real proof that they changed and aren't as good anymore or is this just typical internet BS where someone is trying to make some extra cash?
-Mike
so this guy is saying that these late 1990s and early 2000s model year 12ax7lps tubes are better and worth more than the newer ones? ok then i'm in luck since i think i have like 6 of them dating from the late 1990s to the early 2000s...i'm rich woohoo LOL. on a serious note about them, is there any real proof that they changed and aren't as good anymore or is this just typical internet BS where someone is trying to make some extra cash?
-Mike
LoFiBrian
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Re: sovtek lps woooohooo!
While its true that some batches can be out of spec and drift away from the original design spec to where they may not be as desirable. Some people have seen recent JJ batches be very different in line from older ones.
But does that warrent a near NOS price for a matched russian made 12ax7? No.
You can get 2 matched and cryo treated miodels from tubedepot for near that price.
Tube Depot Link
I'd say get quite a few different modern 12AX7s and try em your amp in V1 and see what you like best and why. The best deal out there are NOS US 5751's IMO.
While its true that some batches can be out of spec and drift away from the original design spec to where they may not be as desirable. Some people have seen recent JJ batches be very different in line from older ones.
But does that warrent a near NOS price for a matched russian made 12ax7? No.
You can get 2 matched and cryo treated miodels from tubedepot for near that price.
Tube Depot Link
I'd say get quite a few different modern 12AX7s and try em your amp in V1 and see what you like best and why. The best deal out there are NOS US 5751's IMO.
Stevo
Tonus Maximus Pacificas
Re: sovtek lps woooohooo!
Matched preamp tubes? Sounds like hyp to me. But, by the way, the 12AX7 LPS is a nice tube, considering some of the other stuff that Sovtek puts out. Not only used for guitar amps, it is also popular in the hifi world. I would't pay $42 for this particular tube though.
Matched preamp tubes? Sounds like hyp to me. But, by the way, the 12AX7 LPS is a nice tube, considering some of the other stuff that Sovtek puts out. Not only used for guitar amps, it is also popular in the hifi world. I would't pay $42 for this particular tube though.
Re: sovtek lps woooohooo!
I was thinking the same. I thought the LPS was a fairly recent, New Sensor creation???
I was thinking the same. I thought the LPS was a fairly recent, New Sensor creation???