“…to listen to your Amperex D-Getter 12AU7 1959 vintage because it most closely approximates “The Tube of No Tube”. Read
Amperex 12au7 Long Plates
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Category Archives: 12au7/ECC82
Sylvania JHS 12au7 Black Plates
“… they are amazingly lush and deep, but still with good detail and imaging….” Read
The Three Mullards (Take II) – 12au7
Today, we are completing the Mullard saga by putting the legendary 12AU7 family to the test. I decided to “tube roll” three distinct, “king of the hill” variants: the Short Plates, the Box Plates, and the Long Plates. Each brings a unique flavor to the table, and the results were nothing short of captivating.
Continue readingBEL 12au7 Short Plates India
“…this tube was actually manufactured in the Mullard factory in India. Still a fantastic tube and delivers that glorious midrange you’d expect from Mullard.”
Continue readingMullard CV4003/12au7 Box Plates
Electro-Harmonix 12au7
Wow. Great reviews of the tubes, but mostly from stores. See our reviews…
Sylvania 12au7 Short Black Plates
Bottlehead Crack headphone amplifier
I had my eyes on Crack for quite some time. I’m going though phases of getting different After exploring various amplification designs—from Push-Pull and SET to Hybrids—I finally turned my attention to the world of OTL (Output Transformer Less) amplifiers. Based on my research, the Bottlehead Crack is widely considered one of the premier representatives of this category, especially at its $279 price point.
Amperex 12au7 Bugle Boy
“Very well made, low noise tubes, the large halo type being acclaimed as sounding near longplate in quality. “ Read
” Amperex 12AU7 (Heerlen factory): excellent tube top to bottom. This one does it all.” Read
“I think the bugleboys are a bit better,but I might be fooling myself, so these comments apply to any Holland made Amperex 12AU7. Full range, nice extension on top with a great sense of vibrancy, transparency and life with very good focus. This tube sounds warm, vibrant, exciting, extended & clean on top, yet smooth and fatigue free all at the same time. “ Read
Tung-sol 12au7 Black Glass
“…His tonal palette was immediately richer, as if some sonic architect during his construction painted the midbass with broad, bold strokes and then said, “we build here”…” Read
“This is another great tube in the line up. It is smooth, graceful, transparent, and articulate. Its treble is as good as the Mullard 10M but presented in a different style. ” Read