Best 12AX7/7025 Brand for reliability..

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Best 12AX7/7025 Brand for reliability..

Post by jpdesroc » Fri Dec 05, 2014 1:40 pm

Hi,
I'm about to buy some spare 12ax7/7025 tubes
from a local seller..
For low microphonics, gain & long life reliability
what are the best choices in the following list I'm offered:

Sovtek 12AX7WA/7025
12AX7/6N2P
RCA 12AX7 Black Plate
12AX7 Grey Plate
Westinghouse 12AX7 Black Plate
12AX7A/7025A Grey Plate
GE 12AX7A/7025
12AX7WA
12AX7WA Grey Plate JAN
12AX7 Black Plate
12AX7 LONG Grey Plate
Tung-Sol 12AX7 D-GETTER
Sylvania 12AX7WA JAN
12AX7 Grey Plate
Rogers 12AX7
Amperex 12AX7A/ECC83
Brimar ECC83/12AX7

Thanks !

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Re: Best 12AX7/7025 Brand for reliability..

Post by danman » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:56 pm

Are all the tubes nos or used stock. Many times with the older tubes people will list them as nos when in actuality they may have some usage. Not that this is a problem as most of my tubes are slightly used vintage tubes and I rarely have any issues with them. You can also save quite a bit of money buying slightly used vintage tubes that test well because they seem to last forever. Most of what you listed, with the exception of a couple, appear to be vintage and they should all perform well and last you for many years.

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Re: Best 12AX7/7025 Brand for reliability..

Post by danman » Fri Dec 05, 2014 4:03 pm

As far as what's best, only you can say what you think sounds the best. I really like the Brimar, Amperex and Sylvania tubes in my Marshalls. Be careful though because many tubes were rebranded by the manufacturers back in the day. It may say RCA on the tube when it was actually made by another manufacturer.

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