From Brent Jessie Web Site (http://www.audiotubes.com/bjtubes.htm) MATCHED PAIRS 12AU7/ECC82 Telefunken RED TIP ribbed plate, Tektronix SELECTED TUBE MATCHED PAIR diamond mark, VERY RARE! New Old Stock in white boxes. These are the nearly extinct SELECTED TUBE with the cloth or foil "Selected Tube" label and the red tips. This identifies the tube as having passed intense quality screening for critical applications in Tektronix industrial equipment. Low noise and no microphonics were just two of the attributes to qualify these for exacting test and medical equipment use. These wonderful vintage tubes are vanishing at an alarming rate. A fantastic, long-lived tube with unequalled sound quality. These are hand selected and matched to within 2 percent transconductance. The rib plate are virtually identical to the smooth plate, but audiophiles note that the lower midrange is fuller. Try them and pocket the savings! The cream of the crop, better get some now! |
randy-11, not a trace of it having that sticker attached at one time. That’s what made me suspicious it might be a fake. (I’m a New England yankee, we’re suspicious of all great deals!) That and the fact that it looks TOO nice. I mean it is pristine. But, the internals appear to be identical to legitimate Tele’s, wiring, halo getter, etc...The diamond on the bottom to me looks to be raised and not laser etched, a sure sign of a fake. I can’t test it in my system for the foreseeable future due to a move and lack of a dedicated sound room for the time being. I think I will ask Brent Jesse if he would be so kind as to peruse a pic of it and give me his opinion... |
