Portrait of a tube

With some, we look inside

6E5P

6C33

This nuclear power plant was made by Ulyanov Russia

13E1

So we can talk about 6C33. But here is something different.

Special Red Tubes 5691-5692-5693

Special series 6SN7, 6SL7 and rectifier, intended for use in rockets. Made by RCA

300B history

A HUGE Collection of recent history

310A

How the famous Western Electric glues their tube bases. Mmm...?!

826

An curious bright emitter tube, which can be used for HiFi at only 350V.

5963

can it replace 12AU7 / ECC82?

6072 ***** (Five Star Series)

Made by General Elecric.

6922-EH Not Gold grid

Electro Harmonix, but just Russian 6922 by Reflektor. Quality was always an issue, and guarantee also. So I have many broken ones to play with. The 'gold' is only on the printing and on the pins. On the grid, I could see no gold.

6922-EH-Gold Grid / Frame Grid

By Tesla, Czech Republic

18028

Secret Audio Tip! Beautiful DHT Triodes, made by Philips, during WW2. Like all WW2 tubes, supreme quality.

AD1. Queen of the triodes.

C3g-C3o-C3m

Belong to the best tubes ever made

D3a

The Last of the Mohicans.

The crown and the end of the famous German post tubes. This tube closes a period which will never come back.

E83CC - ECC803S

Article about the most wanted small tube.

  E130L

Nagra using E182CC

E182CC



ECC82/12AU7 -UPGRADE VERSIONS

EF94-717A-403A-408A-6AK6 Family

This is a family of tubes, some in octal base some in 7 Pin miniature, some with 6.3V heater, some with 20V, which have similar tube curves. Excellent Hifi tubes, all of them.

EL34-S ( I found no 'S' inside)

Made by Shuguang, China.

Brand Name. Golden Dragon

GU50 data sheet
EL84 / 6N14P Comparing Measurements

What is better?

Ultra Linear in Push-Pull mode, or Single Ended mode.

Report by DIpl. Ing. Wolfgang Trinks

English Version

Deutsche Version

GU50 data sheet

GU50, the Russian Tank.


GM57

This is a giant Russian version of AD1. Unknown, secret tube. Costs even a fortune in the Russian collectors scene.

GM70

Why people use 845 or 211 from China, with all those quality problems, such as loose anode contacts, broken heaters, and low lifetime? While you can buy real NOS GM70? I really I don't know!

KT88

History of the KT88 tube.


NF2

 

TESLA EL34. NOS from the 1960's.

Made by TESLA, in Rosnov factory.

PX4 -or the Historical MEGA error with the tube data
RS291 tube
Telefunken RS242. A unique tube.
  • 12 Watt dissipation
  • works from already at 150V, but 400V is possible
  • Gain=17
  • Finest Telefunken quality, this was never a commercial tube.

Read more about it

RS291 tube
RS291 - a BIG 45 tube.


  VT-25-A There is no datasheet.

VT-52 The mystery of the lost data sheet.