(!!!!!) (2nd Best Pair) ECF80=6BL8 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1971 (11.5/9.6ma and 12.2/9.5ma) (best sound)
(!!!!!) (3rd Best Pair) ECF80=6BL8 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1971 (11.8/9.6ma and 11.0/8.6ma) (best sound)
(!!!!!) (Best Overall Pair) ECF80=6BL8 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1971 (12.8/12.4ma and 12.6/12.2ma) 1-3% matched (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!!) (BEST PAIR) 12AU7=ECC82 Telefunken Germany smooth plates NOS 1961-1965 1-5% matched (10.5/12.0ma and 12.2/10.2ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Pair) ECC803S=12AX7 Telefunken Ulm Germany <> bottom NOS 1961 (1.2/1.3ma and 1.2/1.4ma) 1-2% matched (Nagra, Lamm, VTL, Aesthetix, Diva)
(!!!!!) (Best Single) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Diamond Bottom <> smooth plates NOS 1970 (14.4/14.2ma) (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Nice Single) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Germany <> bottom ribbed plates used/good 1957 (8.5/8.2ma)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Pair) EL84 Telefunken Germany <> bottom used/good 1960-1963 (45ma and 45.2ma) 1-2% matched
(!!!!) (2nd Best Single) ECL86=6GW8 Siemens Halske branded Telefunken Germany NOS 1971 (1.1/36.5ma)
(!!!!) (2nd Best Single) EF86 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS gray shield 1972 (3.0ma) (Neumann, Lawson, Soundelux, Manley)
(!!!!) (Best Overall Pair) 6922=E88CC Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1960 same date codes (14/17.6ma and 15.4/16.4ma)
(!!!!) (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 Single) ECC802S=12AU7 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1970 (10.2/11.2ma)
(!!!!) (Best Overall Single) EF89=6DA6 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1966 (10ma)
(!!!!) (Best Pair #1) 6DL5=EL95 Philips Mullard UK NOS 1965 (26.0/26.4ma)
(!!!!) (BEST PAIR #1) ECC808=6KX8 Telefunken Diamond Bottom NOS 1969 (1.2/1.2ma and 1.3/1.4ma)
(!!!!) (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 #4) 6DL5=EL95 Philips Mullard UK NOS 1965 (22.0/22.8ma) 1-5% matched
(!!!!) (Best Pair #5) 6DL5=EL95 Philips Mullard UK NOS 1965 (24.8/26.0ma)
(!!!!) (Best Pair 1960 era) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Diamond Bottom ribbed plates like new and NOS 1957-1960 (14.0/11.2ma and 11/12.5ma) (Highest mA and Gm)
