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NOTICE:
The tube prices in this catalog CANNOT be compared to others!! Each tube
sold by
V.T.S. has been LABORIOUSLY auditioned, scrutinized, and matched by Andy
Bowman in the
V.T.S. Analog Laboratory using National Institute of Standards registered
gear.
(See the Testing Laboratory, and
Six Things, etc...)
Think these prices are high? Try the "Crazies"
RCA
6L6-GC Black-plate at over $445.00 a pair. That's over $220.00 EACH!!!!
For that price I hope the pins are solid Gold! (And the box too!)
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Mini Tubes |
[NOTE:
Because of the depth of the inventory, this is a very, very, partial
stock list. Please call for current pricing and availability.
Tubes are added regularly and the inventory changes so please call/email
us if you have a specific need.] |
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Manufacturer |
Date |
Microphonics |
Quantity |
$ Each |
Description |
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12AX7/ |
Amperex |
Late |
Moving Coil |
2 |
188.00 |
Type 1 (Long Plate) 1950’s "Bugle- |
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ECC83 |
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1940's & |
Moving Mag. |
4 |
168.00 |
boys" These came in several styles |
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50's |
Super-Line |
4 |
148.00 |
all are the lowest in distortion, the |
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Line |
6 |
118.00 |
sweetest, and rarest of the Amp. |
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12AX7 family. |
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12AX7/ |
Amperex |
1960’s |
Moving-Coil |
2 |
140.00+ |
Type 2 (The Classic "Bugle Boy" of |
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ECC83 |
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Moving Mag. |
8 |
120.00+ |
the 1960’s) Very nice, a bit lighter |
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Super-Line |
11 |
108.00+ |
with a touch more sparkle than the |
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Line |
7 |
88.00+ |
Telefunken, but still completely sweet! |
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12AX7/ |
Amperex |
1970’s |
Moving-Coil |
1 |
94.00+ |
With orange World-Map branding, still |
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ECC83 |
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Moving Mag. |
3 |
84.00+ |
using the same classic tooling & |
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Line |
6 |
74.00+ |
machinery but it’s running faster now |
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12AX7/ |
Mullard |
1950’s |
Moving-Coil |
4 |
188.00 |
Type 1 (Long Plate) 1950’s version. |
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ECC83 |
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Moving-Mag. |
9 |
158.00 |
The warmest, sweetest, 12AX7 ever |
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Super-Line |
12 |
128.00 |
made |
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Line |
11 |
118.00 |
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12AX7/ |
Mullard |
1960’s |
Moving-Coil |
7 |
140.00+ |
Type 2 (Short Plate) The same |
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ECC83 |
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Moving Mag. |
6 |
110.00+ |
magical, warm but detailed sound |
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Super-Line |
8 |
98.00+ |
as it’s older sister with a touch more |
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Line |
9 |
88.00+ |
neutrality. Don’t be fooled by those |
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"other guys" with their late production |
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1970+1980's yuck-yuck |
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12AX7/ |
Telefunken |
1950- |
Moving-Coil |
3 |
138.00+ |
The most famous and well known |
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ECC83 |
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60’s |
Moving Mag. |
7 |
128.00+ |
vintage 12AX7, and the all time |
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Super-Line |
11 |
108.00+ |
benchmark of tonal neutrality and |
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Line |
4 |
88.00+ |
balance. Rich and sweet, while at the |
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same time delivering as much detail |
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and air as any 12AX7 ever made. Both |
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ribbed & smooth plate type available. |
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12AX7/ |
R.C.A. |
1946 to |
Moving-Mag. |
2 |
88.00 |
The first tooling for this tube. |
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ECC83 |
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mid 50's |
Super-Line |
6 |
78.00 |
Excellent, rich & accurate sound from |
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Line |
8 |
68.00 |
the heart of the Golden Age of Hi-Fi. |
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This tube like the 60s version below is |
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particularly great in A/D converters |
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because they provide liquidity and |
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sweetness AND AT THE SAME TIME |
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MORE INFORMATION & MUSIC! |
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12AX7/ |
R.C.A. |
1960’s |
Moving-Coil |
8 |
98.00 |
Shorter gray plates are used now but |
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ECC83 |
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Moving Mag. |
26 |
88.00 |
the sound is still the same, GREAT! |
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Super-Line |
32 |
74.00 |
We all know the music of the 60’s. |
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Line |
15 |
64.00 |
These baby’s made a large amount of |
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it, chugging away in FENDER Twins, |
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HAMMONDS and Hi-Fi’s, the heller |
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of it is many are STILL GOING! |
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12AX7/ |
R.C.A. |
1970’s |
Moving-Mag. |
6 |
86.00 |
Only 6 years of production in the |
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ECC83 |
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Super-line |
9 |
66.00 |
70’s things are starting to slip. |
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7025/ |
R.C.A. |
1950- |
Moving-Coil |
5 |
96.00 |
Another one of the very few tubes |
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Premium |
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60’s |
Moving Mag. |
12 |
80.00 |
actually conceived & developed for Hi- |
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12AX7 |
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Super-Line |
8 |
74.00 |
Fi use. This is a 12AX7 with a helical |
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Line |
11 |
64.00 |
heater roughly selected for hum and |
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noise at the factory.(see note on creep’s |
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below) |
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5751/ |
R.C.A. |
1950- |
Moving Coil |
9 |
96.00 |
A high reliability, ruggedized, type, |
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5751- |
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60's |
Moving Mag. |
4 |
82.00 |
having slightly lower gain than a |
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WA |
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Super-Line |
16 |
72.00 |
12AX7.And baby, when R.C.A. said |
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Line |
2 |
62.00 |
PREMIUM it meant the real thing, a |
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multi-million dollar Research lab and |
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50 years of experience! The way |
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today’s sales creeps put "Selected", |
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"Signature" & "Platinum" on every |
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piece of junk that comes down the pike |
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makes me sick!!! |
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12AX7 |
Tung-Sol |
1950- |
Moving Mag. |
2 |
48.00 |
Good solid, long-lasting, clear |
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60’s |
S-L |
8 |
42.00 |
sounding tubes favored by many. |
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7025 |
Tung-Sol |
1950's & |
S-L |
7 |
40.00+ |
The same great laboratory type quality |
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60's |
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as the 6550's & good sound similar to |
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Tely |
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5751 |
Tung-Sol |
1960's |
S-L |
4 |
56.00 |
Same as above. |
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12AX7/ |
Siemens |
1970's |
Moving Mag. |
10 |
6.00 |
Bazaar (big bottle) thangs! I have |
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ECC83 |
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Phono |
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heard that these work well in certain |
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equipment (just like the usually useless |
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Tungsram 12AX7 works in the |
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N.Y.A.L equipment. |
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P.S. Yes, these are the ones that have |
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12AT7 type plates. |
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12AX7 |
Yugo/EI |
1970- |
Moving-Coil |
4 |
38.00 |
Made on the orig. Telefunken machinery, |
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80’s |
Moving-Mag. |
8 |
32.00 |
the ONLY late production mini tube that |
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Line |
11 |
28.00 |
has ANYTHING to do with the original |
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tooling, machinery, etc. Contrary to the |
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poop that is spread in the press. (Made |
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with orig. tooling, consulting with |
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orig. employees, blab blab blab). Pre-War |
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1970's production not 80's & 90's junk. |
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12AX7 |
Brimar |
1950- |
All Available |
4 |
26.00 |
A serviceable but definitely not |
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60’s |
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legendary tube being pushed as the |
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GREATS by several of my oh, so |
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sloppy imitators, mainly because |
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anyone who can pick up a phone can |
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call England and buy 5000 of them at a |
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time. If they were truly great they |
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would have gone to Japan and other |
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serious Hi-Fi hot spots long, long ago! |
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