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Behold, funkbastler scribed on tube chassis:
Somebody please clue me in about what's going on. A pair of 6CA7's just went for $203. Earlier today, a pair of 6SN7's went for over $300 (I missed out on checking the final price). I get the impression that people are collecting these, and the color of the base, or the shape of the getter, or *whatever* is very important (to them) in determining the value. Can anyone really tell the difference in the way 6SN7's by RCA/Sylvania/Dumont/etc sound in a preamp? Does a brown base impart better tonal qualities than a black base, or is it the other way around? Tell me what's driving these ridiculous prices.... I may be sitting on a gold mine here and not know it. Audiophoolery. Tubes like that between experienced developers go for 1/50 the price. Checkout "oldconvent" or Gintaras at KWTUBES - real men, no phools ;-) -- Gregg "t3h g33k" http://geek.scorpiorising.ca *Ratings are for transistors, tubes have guidelines* |
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Gregg wrote:
Behold, funkbastler scribed on tube chassis: Somebody please clue me in about what's going on. A pair of 6CA7's just went for $203. Earlier today, a pair of 6SN7's went for over $300 (I missed out on checking the final price). I get the impression that people are collecting these, and the color of the base, or the shape of the getter, or *whatever* is very important (to them) in determining the value. Can anyone really tell the difference in the way 6SN7's by RCA/Sylvania/Dumont/etc sound in a preamp? Does a brown base impart better tonal qualities than a black base, or is it the other way around? Tell me what's driving these ridiculous prices.... I may be sitting on a gold mine here and not know it. Audiophoolery. Tubes like that between experienced developers go for 1/50 the price. Checkout "oldconvent" or Gintaras at KWTUBES - real men, no phools ;-) The audiophools have money and no common sense what-so-ever. |
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