(!!!!!) (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 1961-1963) 12AX7=ECC83 Philips Miniwatt Holland NOS and like new 1961-1963 (1.1/1.2ma and 1.2/1.2ma) 1-3% matched
(!!!!!) (Best Pair 1971) 12AX7=ECC83 Philips Holland ribbed plates "O" getter halo NOS 1971 same date codes (1.4/1.4ma and 1.5/1.5ma) (close Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Pair) 12AX7=ECC83 Philips Holland NOS 1966 and 1971 (1.8/1.7ma and 1.6/1.8ma) (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Pair) 12AX7=ECC83 Pope and Philips Holland NOS 1971-1972 (1.1/1.6ma and 1.2/1.7ma) (Same Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Tungsram Single) ECC83=12AX7A Tungsram Hungary branded RCA NOS 1970's (Gm=2000/2300) (1.7/1.8ma) (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Value Pair) 12AX7=ECC83 Philips Holland like new 1968 same date codes (1.5/1.7ma and 1.7/1.8ma) (Highest mA and Gm) 1-3% matched
(!!!!!) (Good Value Single) CV4004=12AX7 BRIMAR BVA England narrow ribbed plates NOS 1960's (1.2/1.1ma)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Single) 12AX7 BRIMAR BVA England NOS narrow ribbed plates NOS 1960 (1.4/1.5ma) (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Single) ECC83=12AX7A Tungsram Hungary branded RCA NOS 1970's (Gm=1700/1900) (1.0/1.4ma)
(!!!!) (2nd Best Pair 1960) 12AX7 Westinghouse NOS gray pinched plates "D" getter 1960 (1.3/1.1ma and 1.3/1.1ma) 1-3% matched
(!!!!) (3rd Best Pair 1960) 12AX7 Westinghouse NOS gray pinched plates "D" getter 1960 faded printing (1.0/1.0ma and 1.2/0.9ma) 1-5% matched
(!!!!) (Best Pair #2 - best value) 12AX7 Telefunken Germany <> bottom ribbed plates used/very good 1960 era (0.9/1.0ma and 1.0/1.1ma) 1-5% matched (close Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Pair 1960) 12AX7 GE tall gray ribbed plates "U" getter like new 1960 (1.2/1.2ma and 1.3/1.2ma) 1-3% matched
(!!!!) (Best Pair 1960) 12AX7 Westinghouse NOS gray pinched plates "D" getter 1960 (1.2/1.2ma and 1.1/1.1ma) 1-3% matched
(!!!!) (Best Pair) 12AX7 EI Yugoslavia Smooth Plates TELEFUNKEN copy NOS 1981 (1.1/1.1ma and 1.0/1.2ma) 1-5% matched
(!!!!) (Best Pair) 12AX7 GE branded 12AX7A International NOS 1977 (1.3/1.3mA and 1.4/1.4ma) (Same Gm) 1-2% matched
(!!!!) (Best Pair) ECC83=12AX7 Tungsram Hungary branded IEC Mullard NOS 1982 (1.3/1.6ma and 1.4/1.6ma) 1-3% matched (high Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Pair) ECC83=12AX7 Tungsram Hungary branded IEC Mullard NOS 1982 (1.4/1.4ma and 1.4/1.4ma) 1-2% matched
(!!!!) (Best Pair) ECC83=12AX7 Tungsram Hungary branded IEC Mullard NOS 1982 (1.5/1.4ma and 1.5/1.4ma) 1% matched