(!!!!!) (2nd Best Pair 1960) 5814A GE "5 STAR" triple mica "O" getter halo 1960 (10.0/10.4ma and 10.0/9.2ma) (best audio grade 12AU7 SUB)
(!!!!!) (2ND BEST PAIR) 12AU7=ECC82 Telefunken Germany smooth plates NOS 1961-1965 1-5% matched (10.5/12.0ma and 12.2/10.2ma)
(!!!!!) (BEST OVERALL PAIR) 12AU7=ECC82 Telefunken Germany smooth plates NOS 1963 1-5% matched (9.4/9.4ma and 9.5/9.0ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Overall Single) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Diamond Bottom <> smooth plates NOS 1965 (10.2/10.2ma) 1-2% section balance
(!!!!!) (Best Overall Single) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Diamond Bottom <> smooth plates NOS 1970 (14.4/14.2ma) (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Pair 1960's) 12AU7 Mullard UK NOS 1965-1966 same build (10.2/12.4ma and 10.6/12.0ma) (Rogue, Hovland, Audio Note)
(!!!!!) (Best Pair 1960) 5814A GE "5 STAR" triple mica "O" getter halo 1960 (10.4/10.6ma and 10.6/10.8ma) (best 12AU7 SUB) 1-2% matched
(!!!!!) (Best Value Pair) 12AU7A RCA NOS 1964-1965 (8.2/11ma and 8.8/10.4ma)
(!!!!!) (Good Value Single) 12AU7=ECC82 Mullard UK long plates "O" getter halo used/good 1958 (9.0/8.8ma)
(!!!!!) (Holland Single) 12AU7 Pope Holland NOS 1971 dimpled disc halo (12/13.4ma)
(!!!!!) (Nice Single) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Germany <> bottom ribbed plates used/good 1957 (8.5/8.2ma)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 12AU7A RCA clear tops NOS 1960 (13/10ma and 11/11.5ma)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Single) 12AU7 Mullard UK "long plates" and "O" getter 1958 (10.8ma and 11ma) (High mA and Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Bugle Boy Single 1959) 12AU7 Amperex Bugle Boy England (Mullard) long plates with "D" getter like new 1959 (12.4/9.8ma)
(!!!!) (Best CV4003 Quad) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (8.4/9.0, 8.4/9.0, 8.4/8.8, 8.4/8.8mA)
(!!!!) (Best Holland Pair) ECC82=12AU7 Philips Holland NOS 1971 (10.8/11ma and 10.0/10.4ma)
(!!!!) (Best Mullard Single) 12AU7A Amperex by Mullard UK NOS ribbed plates 1974 (10.6/11.6ma) (DAC, linestage)
(!!!!) (Best Overall Pair) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (9.6/9.6ma and 9.4/9.8ma) 1% matched (can make a quad with another pair)
(!!!!) (Best Overall Pair) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Germany <> Bottom smooth plates NOS 1961-1965 very good printing (9.8/10.9ma and 9.8/10.4ma) 1-5% matched
(!!!!) (Best Overall Quad) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (8.8/8.8, 8.8/8.8, 8.6/8.8, 8.6/9.0mA)
