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Did Svetlana change hands?

I recently heard that Svetlana fell on hard times and went out of business or was bought out by somebody. In any case the story I heard is that the logo or trade mark was bought and the new firm is now making tubes at a different facility with the old trade mark/logo.
I have heard that the new tubes are not as good as the old tubes and there are also some quality issues.
If anyone has any more info I would apperciate knowing.
Thanks Bob
rbtwsp55
infinitebaffle
51 posts
 
The Svetlana brand name is owned by New Sensor Corp which also owns the Sovtek label. The current production Svetlana tubes are made in the Sovtek factory and are not nearly as good as the original Svetlana branded tubes. The good news is that the original St. Petersburg factory which used to make Svetlana is now in production under the SED name with the Winged C logo. If the tube does not have a Winged C on it is made by Sovtek and is a Svetlana in name only.
jont
54 posts
 
AND....I have two quads of the Winged C in my integrated amp and I like them very much!
artmaltman
769 posts
 
Yes, to get the former "Svetlana" quality, you now have to buy "SED" tubes. The name "Svetlana" no longer corresponds to production of the old Svetlana factory. This adds unnecessary confusion and is very unfortunate. I wish the new owners had not chosen to re-introduce the name given they were not using the same factory and designs.
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