(!!!!!) (BEST OVERALL PAIR) EF86 Philips Holland NOS 1965 (3.6ma and 3.6ma) 1% matched (same sound as EF86 Amperex Bugle Boy Holland)
(!!!!!) (Best Overall Single) EF806S Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1968 (3.1ma) (S=low noise EF86) (Neumann)
(!!!!!) (Best Single) EF86 Telefunken Germany <> bottom gray shield 1970 NOS in white box (3.3ma / Gm=2100) (Neumann, Soundelux, VOX)
(!!!!!) (Best Telefunken Pair) EF86 Telefunken Germany <> bottom silver shield 1963 NOS in white boxes (3.1/3.1ma) (Neumann U47/U67, Soundelux, Lawson, Microtek)
(!!!!!) (Best Telefunken Pair) EF86 Telefunken Germany <> bottom silver shield 1963 NOS in white boxes (3.2/3.4ma) (Neumann U47/U67, Soundelux, Lawson, Microtek)
(!!!!!) (Best Valvo Germany Pair) EF86 Valvo Germany branded PHILIPS NOS 1971-1972 (3.8ma/4.1ma)
(!!!!) (Best EF86 Mullard) EF86 Mullard NOS "O" getter 1960 era partially faded printing (2.8ma, Gm=2100)
(!!!!) (Best RFT Pair) 6267=EF86 RFT East Germany by RFT NOS 1970's (3.3ma and 3.5ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) EF86 Telefunken Germany <> bottom gray shield 1970 NOS in white boxes (2.9/3.0ma) 1-3% matched
(!!!!) (Recommended Single) EF86 Telefunken <> bottom gray shield NOS 1970 (2.7ma / Gm=1900)
(!!!!) (Recommended Single) EF86 Telefunken <> bottom silver shield NOS 1963 (3.0ma / Gm=2000)
(!!!!) (Recommended Single) EF86 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1969 (3.1ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Single) EF86 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1969 (3.3ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Single) EF86 Valvo Hamburg Germany NOS 1959 (3.4ma)
(!!!) (#1 EF86 Single) 8D8=EF86 Brimar UK quad mica NOS 1961 (3.7ma)
(!!!) (Best Value Pair) 6267=EF86 RFT East Germany by RFT NOS 1970's (2.7ma and 2.7ma) 1-2% matched
(!!!) (Best Value Single) 6267=EF86 RFT East Germany by RFT NOS 1970's (2.7ma)
(!!!) (Best Value) 8D8=EF86 Brimar UK quad mica NOS/75% 1961 (2.0ma)
(!!!) (Recommended Holland Single) EF86 Philips Holland NOS 1965 same sound as Amperex Bugle Boy (3.9ma) (VOX, MATCHLESS, DR. Z)
