(!!!!!) (Best Overall Pair) ECF80=6BL8 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1971 (best sound)
(!!!!!) (Good Value Pair) 12BH7A GE ribbed plates NOS 1966-1974 (7.0/9.4ma and 7.0/10.5ma)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 12BH7A GE NOS gray oval plates large "U" getter 1957-1960 (10/12ma and 10.2/14.2ma) (McIntosh, Quicksilver, Art Audio)
(!!!!) (Best GE single 1968) 12BH7A GE NOS 1968 (15/16ma) 1-2% section balance
(!!!!) (Best Single) 12BH7 GE NOS gray oval plates "U" getter 1953 (13.8/14.2) (Quicksilver, Wells, Doshi, McIntosh)
(!!!!) (Best Single) 12BH7A RCA gray plates NOS 1970 (10.6/10.2ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single) 12BH7A RCA NOS 1960's (11.6/12.6ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single) 12BH7A Tungsol black plates "O" getter halo 1960 era (11.0/11.6ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single) ECF80=6BL8 Telefunken Germany NOS 1971 (12.8/12.4ma)
(!!!!) (Best Value Pair #1) 12AX7=ECC83 Telefunken Germany <> bottom branded GAP/R Computor tube <> bottom smooth plates used/good 1964 era (0.9/0.8ma and 1.0/0.8ma)
(!!!!) (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 #2) 12AX7=ECC83 Telefunken Germany <> bottom branded GAP/R Computor tube <> bottom smooth plates used/good 1964 era (0.8/0.8ma and 0.8/0.8ma)
(!!!!) (Good Value Pair 1960's) 12AX7A RCA gray ribbed plates NOS 1967 (best tone) (1.0/0.8ma and 1.0/0.8ma) (1-2% matched)
(!!!!) (Good Value Pair) 12BH7A GE NOS gray oval plates "o" getter halo 1961-1965 (7.2/6.6ma and 8.4/6.8ma)
(!!!!) (Single 1950's) 12BH7A RCA branded Westinghouse narrow black plates NOS "U" getter mid-1950's (10/7.8ma) (1st series made)
(!!!) (BEST EM87) EM87 Valvo Germany branded Telefunken Germany NOS 1961 (2 in stock)
(!!!) (Best Mullard Single) ECF80=6BL8 IEC Mullard UK NOS 1966 (16ma/12ma) (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!) (Best Value Pair) 6BL8 Motorola Golden JAPAN by Toshiba "Premium Rated" NOS 1974 (1 pair)
(!!!) (Good Value) 12AX7A RCA gray ribbed plates "O" getter halo NOS 1973 (1.0/0.9mA and Gm=1400/1550)