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previous: dale yea steve, but i wouldn't trust ANY... -- 4/15/2000 1:34 AM

Re: EI factory---gone 4 good, or no?

4/15/2000 3:14 PM
Steve A.	Re: EI factory---gone 4 good, or no? Dale: i've had trouble with them doing unscrupulous thing for years, and finally decided a while ago never to buy anything from them again. FWIW I had been buying the GT 12AX7A's as they were the only source of NOS/JAN GE 12AX7WA tubes that I could find locally. When those tubes were no longer available locally they started selling Russian (Sovtek?) tubes labeled "12AX7A-R". But I appreciate your warning! (I do always look at the tubes to make sure that they are what I expect them to be- at the prices they charge they better be the right tubes!) --Thanks! Steve Ahola P.S. It could be argued that they continued the EL34LS designation because the tubes were from the same factory; thanks for letting us know that the new versions do sound different!

4/15/2000 3:14 PM

Steve A.

Re: EI factory---gone 4 good, or no?

Dale:

i've had trouble with them doing unscrupulous thing for years, and finally decided a while ago never to buy anything from them again.

FWIW I had been buying the GT 12AX7A's as they were the only source of NOS/JAN GE 12AX7WA tubes that I could find locally. When those tubes were no longer available locally they started selling Russian (Sovtek?) tubes labeled "12AX7A-R".

But I appreciate your warning! (I do always look at the tubes to make sure that they are what I expect them to be- at the prices they charge they better be the right tubes!)

--Thanks!

Steve Ahola

P.S. It could be argued that they continued the EL34LS designation because the tubes were from the same factory; thanks for letting us know that the new versions do sound different!