so I was swappin' tubes in the 5150

again with this

again with this

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I have a JAN Phillips and a Tung-Sol preamp tubes...

I dropped the Tung-Sol in V1 first... and the JAN Phillips second. Tests thus far are at "bedroom" volume (or as close as you can get with a fiddy).

The Tung-Sol immediatly was a marked difference. More. More gain and more highs. More saturation. Sounds great!

The Jan Phillips wasn't as impressive. However, I have a feeling that at high volume there is some thing to be heard. I didn't get the "creamy/buttery" thing I expected for a $50 tube... It sounded thinner. Like it turned my cweramic picups into alnico. Not bad at all. I would like to try again at band volume.

for now, I am leaving the Tung-Sol in the V1... Maybe I'll find a good place for the Jan Phillips down the chain.

these are my first impressions.

anybody else have input on this?
 
I really like the Tung-Sol in my 5150 & Tverb. Just have them in V1 right now; someday I'd like to load them in all positions.
 
There's a Tung Sol in V1 of the 5150 I just got. It sounds good, but I haven't tried the RFT in it yet.
 
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Copperhead":ca8e5 said:
Is this the "$50.00 tube" you're talking about??

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Tungsol-12AX7-Tube?sku=212231

Or this one???

http://www.thetubestore.com/sylvania5751.html
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More likely this one:

http://www.dougstubes.com/images/JANPhilips12AX7WA.jpg

I like them fairly well in the V2 and later stages but they're not going to be "Creamy or smooth" like you'll get from a RFT or Tungsram etc. IMHO they're more like a current production high gain tube in tone but better clarity and detail.

I haven't liked the tung sols in any of the amps I've tried them in. They're OK but after playing with them a while then switching back I find they're lacking something.
 
Are they really $50.00 ?? For a preamp tube? My 5150 eats them like candy, 4- 6 months max.
My Revolution seems to get better life out of the 12ax7's, but I don't know about the power amp tubes. The 5881's are running way hotter than the 6L6's in the 5150.
 
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Copperhead":3c7d7 said:
Are they really $50.00 ?? For a preamp tube? My 5150 eats them like candy, 4- 6 months max.
My Revolution seems to get better life out of the 12ax7's, but I don't know about the power amp tubes. The 5881's are running way hotter than the 6L6's in the 5150.
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Those are 40.00 plus shipping from Dougs tubes, You'd probably find that they last 2-4 times as long as what you're using so the price difference isn't as bad as it sounds.
 
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Marshall Freak":ece85 said:
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More likely this one:

http://www.dougstubes.com/images/JANPhilips12AX7WA.jpg

I like them fairly well in the V2 and later stages but they're not going to be "Creamy or smooth" like you'll get from a RFT or Tungsram etc. IMHO they're more like a current production high gain tube in tone but better clarity and detail.

I haven't liked the tung sols in any of the amps I've tried them in. They're OK but after playing with them a while then switching back I find they're lacking something.
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Yeah, the JAN Phillips I got from Doug.

I want to find a use for that sucker. "Better clairity and detail"? Maybe it will sound good in my Recto pre... I'll try that and down the signal chain later.

Hmmm, at the moment, I am really liking the Tung-Sol. Nice and crunchy.
 
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