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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2021 20:17:56 GMT
Not sure - hope Scotty can pipe in (will have a look tomorrow when it's powered down) The boxes with the spare valves (Tesla) say National (matched pair) so I assume that is what is in the amp  Yep they’re a matched pair of national matsushitas and the single is a gold lion if memory serves me but will check. |
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Post by gninnam on Apr 7, 2021 20:41:05 GMT
Not sure - hope Scotty can pipe in (will have a look tomorrow when it's powered down) The boxes with the spare valves (Tesla) say National (matched pair) so I assume that is what is in the amp Yep they’re a matched pair of national matsushitas and the single is a gold lion if memory serves me but will check. Thanks  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2021 9:26:11 GMT
I checked and it's a Tung Sol Gold that I put in there.
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Post by gninnam on Apr 9, 2021 10:29:42 GMT
I checked and it's a Tung Sol Gold that I put in there. Thanks. Having listened to a good many LP's over the last few days the BB3 certainly seems to dig out details that I hadn't noticed before on tracks I am familiar with. Very pleased with the purchase  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 9, 2021 11:25:26 GMT
I checked and it's a Tung Sol Gold that I put in there. Thanks. Having listened to a good many LP's over the last few days the BB3 certainly seems to dig out details that I hadn't noticed before on tracks I am familiar with. Very pleased with the purchase Get yourself some tasty valves in it and you'll be happier still. |
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Post by gninnam on Apr 9, 2021 16:01:11 GMT
Thanks. Having listened to a good many LP's over the last few days the BB3 certainly seems to dig out details that I hadn't noticed before on tracks I am familiar with. Very pleased with the purchase Get yourself some tasty valves in it and you'll be happier still. Let me familiarise myself with what I just bought first.... Had the valve amp for 3 years plus and never rolled a tube in that |
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Post by dt79 on Apr 9, 2021 17:10:08 GMT
I checked and it's a Tung Sol Gold that I put in there. Thanks. Having listened to a good many LP's over the last few days the BB3 certainly seems to dig out details that I hadn't noticed before on tracks I am familiar with. Very pleased with the purchase Music to my ears! Very much looking forward to getting mine |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 9, 2021 17:50:18 GMT
Get yourself some tasty valves in it and you'll be happier still. Let me familiarise myself with what I just bought first.... Had the valve amp for 3 years plus and never rolled a tube in that What? Do you mean be patient?? I'm not sure I could manage that 🤣🤣 |
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Post by gninnam on Apr 9, 2021 18:41:18 GMT
Let me familiarise myself with what I just bought first.... Had the valve amp for 3 years plus and never rolled a tube in that What? Do you mean be patient?? I'm not sure I could manage that 🤣🤣   Yep - not always been patient but with my hifi I tend to be as I like to get familiar before making changes |
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Post by gninnam on Apr 16, 2021 21:11:41 GMT
Got 2 new kittens today - Sully and Boo. 14 weeks old and full of energy  |
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Post by macca on Apr 17, 2021 7:02:46 GMT
bundles of trouble.
They're cute but when they're swinging on the curtains you tend to reconsider.
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Post by electronumpty on Apr 17, 2021 8:39:51 GMT
They look great, love cats. Furniture destroyers extraordinaire!
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Post by gninnam on Apr 17, 2021 11:35:00 GMT
Yep - love clawing and chewing anything and everything.
The music room is out of bounds to them so at least all of my kit should be safe!!
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Post by gninnam on May 1, 2021 7:43:20 GMT
Tube rolling will commence soon for the BB3 - just ordered an ECC83 Telefunken Smooth Plate NOS Tube (LC37)
Should be here next week so this will be the first change - hope I can hear a difference as it ain't cheap!!
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Post by Bigman80 on May 1, 2021 7:54:53 GMT
Tube rolling will commence soon for the BB3 - just ordered and ECC83 Telefunken Smooth Plate NOS Tube (LC37) Should be here next week so this will be the first change - hope I can hear a difference as it ain't cheap!! If you can't, give me a shout. I'll take it off your hands. |
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Post by gninnam on May 5, 2021 20:39:07 GMT
This arrived today  |
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Post by Bigman80 on May 5, 2021 20:41:23 GMT
This arrived today Never seen that font on a TFK before. Post a pic of the getter. |
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Post by antonio on May 6, 2021 1:04:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2021 4:27:40 GMT
This arrived today Never seen that font on a TFK before. Post a pic of the getter. Looks ok to me - See here |
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Post by jandl100 on May 6, 2021 4:35:17 GMT
It's got a diamond <> on its base, I hope.
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Post by antonio on May 6, 2021 7:12:51 GMT
All the searching I have done on valves I've never come across the Tube Classics link,  but I will keep it for further reference |
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Post by gninnam on May 6, 2021 9:53:10 GMT
No diamond pattern on the base - so not a real one then   |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2021 10:05:29 GMT
I see a square, which is the diamond pattern between the pins.
It looks good to me.
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Post by Bigman80 on May 6, 2021 10:11:39 GMT
No diamond pattern on the base - so not a real one then The Diamond is not a cast iron marker of authenticity. The dimpled getter is. Post a pic of the 'halo' where it attached to the post holding it. |
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Post by gninnam on May 6, 2021 10:29:25 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on May 6, 2021 10:29:30 GMT
Not (of course!) that I doubt Oli's expertise and knowledge, but I'd always heard that the diamond (which isn't on yours) was a sure fire and necessary ID of a Telefunken. www.audiotubes.com/teledate.htm"Genuine Telefunken Germany (Berlin and Ulm) made tubes have a diamond mark molded into the glass between the pins. If the diamond mark is missing, the tube was likely made by Siemens or another of the Dutch Philips companies. The codes printed on the glass may be Telefunken codes, but without the diamond mark in the bottom glass the tube was not actually made by Telefunken. " That may be wrong, I've no real idea. I'm a long way from being an expert. |
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Post by jandl100 on May 6, 2021 10:33:30 GMT
Here's a decent photo of a Telefunken diamond  |
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Post by Bigman80 on May 6, 2021 11:14:59 GMT
OK - not sure if these pics are of any use    Yup, it's legit. The getter is dimpled. |
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Post by Bigman80 on May 6, 2021 11:19:37 GMT
Not (of course!) that I doubt Oli's expertise and knowledge, but I'd always heard that the diamond (which isn't on yours) was a sure fire and necessary ID of a Telefunken. www.audiotubes.com/teledate.htm"Genuine Telefunken Germany (Berlin and Ulm) made tubes have a diamond mark molded into the glass between the pins. If the diamond mark is missing, the tube was likely made by Siemens or another of the Dutch Philips companies. The codes printed on the glass may be Telefunken codes, but without the diamond mark in the bottom glass the tube was not actually made by Telefunken. " That may be wrong, I've no real idea. I'm a long way from being an expert. There was a point where the Chinese had managed to "etch" or "engrave" the diamond into the base, so from a pic it's hard to tell. The only way to be 100% from a pic is if the getter is dimpled. Only TFK did this apparently and thats also the view of JACMusic who is something of valve expert. Thrats where i got the imnfo from. In the hand, the diamond should be raised. Berlin or ULM had the Diamond base and if it hasent got it, it was either made in Munich by Siemens and Haske or even later in Hungary by a company who's name i cant recall. They only made a few and they were poor |
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Post by macca on May 6, 2021 11:33:11 GMT
Surely you can tell by installing it and listening to the sound quality? And if you can't then it doesn't matter anyway.
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but I will keep it for further reference