(!!!!!) (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)
(!!!!!) (Best Holland Pair) 12AX7=ECC83 Philips Miniwatt Holland like new "O" getter halo 1961 (1.4/1.6ma and 1.4/1.5ma) (Highest mA and Gm) 1-2% matched
(!!!!!) (Best Pair #2) 5687WA and 5687WB GE black plates like new 1970's (39/38.5ma and 37/41ma) (Highest Ma and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Quad) 6BQ5=EL84 CBS gray plate NOS 1960 (53, 53.5, 56.5, 59ma) (rare)
(!!!!!) (Best Value Pair) 6SN7GTB GE NOS 1964-1965 same build (6.4/7.0ma and 6.6/7.6ma)
(!!!!!) (Holland Single) 12AU7 Pope Holland NOS 1971 dimpled disc halo (12/13.4ma)
(!!!!) (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 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 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)
(!!!!) (Best Overall Single) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (11.2/11.7ma) 1-2% section balance
(!!!!) (Best Overall Single) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (12.2/12.8ma) 1-3% section balance (highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Pair #2) 7N7 Sylvania branded RCA and Sylvania NOS 1960-1963 (9.4/9.0ma and 9.6/9.8ma) (High Gm) 1-5% matched
(!!!!) (BEST PAIR) 5R4GYB RCA and RCA branded Westinghouse NOS 1961-1970 (50-52/40 and 50-53/40)
(!!!!) (Best Pair) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (10.2/11.2ma and 10.4/11.2ma) 1-2% matched
(!!!!) (Best Quad) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (8.8/9.5, 8.8/9.4, 9.0/9.3, 9.0/9.4mA) (Highest Gm 1-2% matched)
(!!!!) (Best Siemens Single) ECC83=12AX7 Siemens Halske Germany branded SONOTONE NOS 1960 (Gm=1900/2200) (1.3/1.7ma)
(!!!!) (Best Siemens Single) ECC83=12AX7 Siemens Halske Germany branded SONOTONE NOS 1962 (Gm=1900/1700) (1.5/1.3ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single #3) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (12.0/10.2ma)
(!!!!) (Best Value Pair #1) 12AX7A RCA gray ribbed plates NOS 1967-1973 (best tone) (0.9/0.9ma and 0.9/1.1ma) (Fender)
(!!!!) (Best Value Pair) 12AU7 Philips Holland NOS 1971-1972 dimpled disc halo (10.2/10.6ma and 11.2/11.6ma)
