(!!!!!) (2nd Best Overall Pair) 6C10 GE rebranded RCA NOS 1960's 1-2% matched (Ampeg / Fender) (1.2ma/1.4ma/1.4ma) and (1.1ma/1.4ma/1.4ma) (2nd Best Pair in the World)
(!!!!!) (Best 5-Star Pair) 5751 GE "5 Star" NOS 1974 (2.5/2.6ma and 2.8/2.9ma) closely matched
(!!!!!) (Best 7236 Single) JAN-7236 Cetron NOS 1983 (105ma/106ma) 1-2% section balance (Tungsol Clone)
(!!!!!) (Best 7236 Single) JAN-7236 Cetron NOS 1983 (113ma/114ma) 1-2% section balance (Tungsol Clone)
(!!!!!) (Best Brimar Pair) 12AX7=CV4004 BRIMAR England tall narrow ribbed plates NOS 1970 (1.0/1.1ma and 1.0/1.2ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Brimar Pair) CV4004=12AX7 Brimar England NOS wide gray ribbed plates (like Mullard) 1970 era (1.2/1.3ma and 1.3/1.4ma) (High Ma and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Brimar Quad) 12AU7=ECC82 Brimar England NOS ribbed plates large "O" getter halo 1960-1961 1-3% matched (Recommended Quad)
(!!!!!) (Best Bugle Boy 1965) 12AX7=ECC83 Amperex Bugle Boy Holland "o" getter halo NOS 1965 (1.2ma/1.3ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Bugle Boy 1965) 12AX7A=ECC83 Amperex Bugle Boy Holland "o" getter halo low hours/like new 1965 (1.2ma/1.3ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Bugle Boy 1966) 12AX7=ECC83 Amperex Bugle Boy Holland NOS 1966 (1.0/1.1ma and Gm=1600/1650)
(!!!!!) (Best CBS Pair) 5692 CBS Hytron Brown base NOS 1957 and 1959 same build (9.1/9.2ma and 8.6/9.6ma)
(!!!!!) (BEST EL5 QUAD) EL5 Tungsram UK NOS 1947-1949 same build (79ma, 79.5ma, 81ma, 82ma)
(!!!!!) (BEST GE PAIR) 6550A GE NOS "stapled plates" late 1970's same build (135.5ma and 136.5ma)
(!!!!!) (Best GE Pair) 6SL7GT GE NOS round chrome plates 1951-1953 (2.1/2.3ma and 2.4/2.5ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Holland Pair) 12AU7=ECC82 Amperex Holland NOS 1965 and 1970 same build (10.4/11.2ma and 10.2/10.4ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Holland Pair) ECC82=12AU7 Electronics for Medicine Holland test like new 1969 (10.4/10.6ma and 10.0/10.6ma) (very low noise) (Highest Ma and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Holland Pair) EL34 Amperex Hewlett Packard Holland double "D" getter halos NOS 1961 (102ma and 104.5ma) closely matched
(!!!!!) (Best Holland Single - Best Value) 12AX7=ECC83 Miniwatt Dario Holland NOS 1970 (Gm=1700/1800)
(!!!!!) (Best Holland Single) 12AU7 Amperex Holland NOS large "O" getter halo 1962 (10.2/10.8ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Long Plates Pair) ECC82=12AU7 Valvo Hamburg Germany like new with 17MM "long gray ribbed plates" and "O" getter 1958 same date codes (8.8/8.8ma and 8.6/8.8ma) (1% matched) (low noise)
