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(!!!!!) (Best Overall Pair) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Diamond Bottom ribbed plates NOS 1958-1960 (9.0/10.2ma and 10/9.6ma) (Same Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Single 1956) ECC82=12AU7 Siemens Halske "Long Ribbed Plates" and large/wide "U" getter branded Haltron 1956 (10/9.2ma) (k62 series) (High Gm) (rare)
(!!!!!) (Oldest Pair 1950's) ECC82=12AU7 Telefunken Diamond Bottom <> ribbed plates NOS 1955-1959 very good printing (9.2/9.0ma and 9.4/9.6ma)
(!!!!) (Best Overall Pair 1964) 12AU7=ECC82 Mullard BVA UK ribbed plates shield logo NOS 1964-1965 (13.3/12ma and 12.6/11.5ma) (Rogue, Hovland, Audio Note) (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!!) (Best Pair 1974) 12AU7 Mullard Philips UK NOS 1974 (10.4/9.4ma and 10.0/9.8ma) (Rogue, Hovland, Audio Note) 1-3% matched
(!!!!) (Recommended Single) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (9.6/10.8mA)
(!!!!) (Recommended Single 1959) 12AU7 Mullard Heath UK long plates "O" getter used/good 1959 (8.8/9.0ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (9.6/8.8ma and 9.4/9.0ma) 1-2% matched
(!!!!) (Best Overall Single) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (11.2/11.7ma) 1-2% section balance (Highest mA and Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Pair 1974) 12AU7=ECC82 Mullard UK branded Philips ribbed plates NOS 1974 (9.8/9.4ma and 9.5/10.5ma) (Rogue, Hovland, Audio Note) (Best Pair)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (9.6/9.4ma and 9.8/9.6ma) 1-3% matched (same Gm)
(!!!!) (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)
(!!!!) (Recommended Single) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (8.6/11.3mA)
(!!!!) (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 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)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) CV4003=12AU7=6189 Mullard UK NOS 1978 rebranded "6189 RTC" 1981 (9.0/10.4ma and 9.4/10.0ma) 1-3% matched
(!!!!) (Good Single 1950) 12AU7 Sylvania black plates "D" getter NOS 1950 (11/12.8ma)
(!!!!!) (PAIR 1961-1962) 12AU7=ECC82 Mullard BVA UK ribbed plates NOS 1961-1962 (10/8.6ma and 10/8.8ma) (close Gm) 1-3% matched
(!!!!!) (Best Pair 1965) 12AU7=ECC82 Telefunken Germany <> bottom smooth plates NOS 1965 (10.6/10.4ma and 9.8/10.9ma) (Close Gm matching)