These Electro-Harmonix 12AX7 are not relabelled Sovtek 12AX7-LPS tubes. There is a marked difference in construction and performance. The 12AX7 EH has a nice balanced sound, fairly low noise floor and excellent performance in terms…
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There are only so many ways to describe tube tone and most have become cliches. The Tung-Sol 12AX7 has the gain and drive of a Chinese 12AX7 and the pure tone of a Mullard or…
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A re-post from Wall of Sound, Comparison Review by Noam Bronstein I seem to chronically underestimate a lot of things. Notably to WoS readers, when I say something will be posted “by the end of…
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A re-post from Wall of Sound (review by Tim Smith) When Jon Esau of www.thetubestore.com offered a set of five EL34-type tubes for review (JJ KT77; JJ EL34 II; Svetlana EL34; Genalex Gold Lion KT77 and…
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In a market that has a lot of options for an EL34, this tube could be a stand out. The tube design is classic EL34, with the tall grey plate you would expect. The bottle…
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Very close tonally to the JJ 6L6GC tube with a bit more going on and easily justifying the extra cost. These are labeled as an STR tube. STR standing for Special Tube Request. When a…
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Guitar-cable-amplifier. If this describes the rig you use, then the Sovtek 6L6WXT+ is one of two modern tubes you should consider. This is not a repackaged 5881. Extremely low noise and a lack of microphonics combine…
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Solid construction and good performance. While not outstanding, the Sovtek 5881WXT is probably the most commonly used tube of its type. Many amp manufacturers have been using these reliable workhorses as original equipment components. A…
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Big, open, articulate; these are the words that came into my head when listening to the JJ 6L6GC tubes. The build quality is very rugged with thick glass and a well supported plate assembly. Perhaps…
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If tubes were sold by the pound these would be very valuable tubes. I tend to classify the Tung-Sol 6L6G as a specialty tube. This is not a normal 6L6 tube in today’s market. This…
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