12ax7 choice

[jestaudio]

What are folks here using in D clones, i am using sovteks but feel there may well be a better chioce without spending NOS mullard money

[David Root]

There are cheaper NOS than Mullards, but the old stuff, even used, is hats and horns above anything currently made, especially in a Dumble circuit, and especially the European brands.

Used Amperex made in Holland (Heerlen) can be had for as little as $25 each on Ebay, I recently bought some in that price range.

Blackplate RCA and Raytheon are also reasonable used and well worth a try in D-circuits, as is the longplate GE in the PI and V1 and V2.

[jestaudio]

just purchased some Yugo EI 12ax7s, they have been screened and tested so hopefully................................

[David Root]

Hope you didn't pay a lot for them, this is "current production" right? The factory is defunct now, but in their last few years their reject rates went thru the roof.

There were some good non-microphonic ones get thru though, and I would prefer them tonally to the Sovtek WA/B/C, which are pretty nasty IMHO. Sovtek LPS however is one of the better current production 12AX7s.

[jestaudio]

these should be ok,NOS stock, the place i bought them from has offered a no quibble return if they prove to be microphonic

[jestaudio]

Hope you didn't pay a lot for them, this is "current production" right? The factory is defunct now, but in their last few years their reject rates went thru the roof.

There were some good non-microphonic ones get thru though, and I would prefer them tonally to the Sovtek WA/B/C, which are pretty nasty IMHO. Sovtek LPS however is one of the better current production 12AX7s.

got and fitted them today, ultra low noise and the nicest breakup i,ve heard, not at all microphinic

[DonMoose]

This is pretty old, but may be of some use:
http://www.netads.com/~meo/Guitar/Tubes ... 12ax7.html