(!!!!) (Best Pair) 12AX7 EI Yugoslavia Smooth Plates TELEFUNKEN copy NOS 1981 (1.1/1.1ma and 1.0/1.2ma) 1-5% matched
(!!!!) (Best Siemens Pair #2) E81CC=6201=12AT7WA Siemens Munich Germany NOS 1977 (14.2/15.5ma and 13.8/14.2ma) (High Ma and Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Siemens Pair) EL84 Siemens Halske Germany used/test like new 1971 (48.2ma and 48.5ma) (High Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Single #3) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Diamond Bottom smooth plates NOS 1964 copper grid posts (10.6ma/10.2ma) 1-3% section balance
(!!!!) (Best Single) ECF80=6BL8 Telefunken Germany NOS 1971 (12.5/10ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single) ECL86=6GW8 Siemens Halske branded Telefunken Germany NOS 1971 (1.3/41ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single) EF89=6DA6 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1966 (7.6ma)
(!!!!) (Best Single) EF89=6DA6 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1966 (8.0ma)
(!!!!) (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 #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)
(!!!!) (Best Value Pair) 12AX7=ECC83 Telefunken Germany <> bottom smooth plates used/good 1960's (0.8/0.8ma and 0.8/1.0ma)
(!!!!) (Best Value Single) 12AX7 Telefunken Germany <> bottom smooth plates branded GAP/R Computor tube like new 1964 (Gm=1700/2000 and 1.1/1.5ma)
(!!!!) (Best Value Single) 12AX7 Telefunken Germany smooth plates branded DYNACO like new 1964 (Gm=1600/1800 and 0.9/1.4ma)
(!!!!) (Best Value Single) ECC803S=12AX7 Telefunken Ulm Germany <> bottom NOS 1961 1-2% section balance (Gm=1550/1600) (1.1/1.1ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 6U8A GE NOS 1963-1966 (15/14ma and 9.6/9.0ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 6U8A GE NOS 1973-1976 (19/18.8ma and 10/9.8ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 6U8A Philips by Sylvania NOS 1986 (15.5/16.0ma and 8.4/8.0ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 6U8A Philips by Sylvania NOS 1986 (16.4/16.8ma and 9.2/9.2ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Diamond Bottom ribbed plates used/tests like new 1960's (9.2ma/8.4ma and 9.3/9.4ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) EF86 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS gray shield 1972 1-2% matched (3.1ma and 3.1ma) (Neumann, Lawson, Soundelux, Manley)