EIA (Electronic Industries Association) codes you might find on a tube. A great resource to have when the original logo is gone or you have a generic logo (remarketed). See the post for all the codes
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ShuGuang/Ruby 12au7 Gray Plates
“They made my amp sound lifeless. Someone once used the term, “sounds like a cardboard box”, that’s what comes to mind.” Read
Mullard 12ax7 Short Plates
“The ‘holy grail’ of NOS preamp tubes. I’d never heard one of these before, so I was interested to see what all the fuss was about, and I wasn’t disappointed. This tube gave a very warm and open clean tone, which was also very harmonically rich, with a lot of very nice ‘chimey’ overtones. Plenty of headroom to be had here. …” Read
Sylvania CHS 5963 Gray Plates
Ei 12ax7 Long Gray Plates
CBS-Hytron 5814A Black Plates
Sylvania JHS 12at7 Gray Plates 3 mica
Mullard 12au7 Long Plates []-getter
” These are incredible tubes with a fine soundstage, clean top end with a touch of midrange warmth.” Read










