Description: Product Summary With strong performance and pristine condition, this rare tube is priced to sell! Many tube enthusiasts began their journey with Holland-made ECC82 tubes, right here at Soundlumia, and we believe that's the best choice they have ever made just like the audiophile friends among us. Sound Qualities You get the "textbook" Siemens Holland midrange presentation that is transparent, natural and expansive, with a slight touch of warmth that illuminates your musical world. The top end is super airy, smooth and nicely extended like one would expect from the best Siemens tubes. Vocals are intimate, sweet and forward (but not right in your face) and that always reminds me how the vocals sound on the best Siemens tubes. Bass is deep and well controlled and the accuracy feels very similar to the high end German ECC82's (Siemens, Telefunken.) Professional Sound Evaluation The pair worked wonderfully and sounded terrific in our professional studio setup for monitoring. - Input: Cambridge Audio CXC V2 dedicated CD transport + Schiit Audio Bifrost 2 Multibit DAC - Amplification: Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies (3rd gen) Balanced Headphone Amplifier - Output: Focal Clear MG Pro open-back headphones Our full tube sound review was written 100% based on the actual listening experience while this pair of tubes were running in the system described above. Professional testing & sound evaluation This set was tested and certified by RoeTest V11 tester with the following result: Measured transconductance (GM): 2.66/2.52 mA/V - 99%/93% (100% = 2.7 mA/V)Measured plate current (IA): 6.595/6.19 mA - 110%/103% (100% = 6.0 mA) NO shorts, leakage or gas. NO noise or microphonics. Curve trace is also included in the original RoeTest report. Appearance & cosmetic condition We treasure this tube because the pristine cosmetic condition is in - over 90% of the paint is intact. The Heerlen date code etched on the glass is perfectly visible on this single tube. ⊿4C4 (⊿= Heerlen, Holland, 4 = 1964, C = March, 4 = 4th week of the production month) Shipping Policy - US Shipping: Flat-rate USPS Ground Advantage - International Shipping: (Please read carefully) USPS First Class International is used for all countries EXCEPT: Armenia, Chile, China, India, Latvia, Mauritius, Mexico, Serbia, Slovenia, Tuvalu, and Vietnam. If you prefer to use a different carrier or shipping service, please contact us first so we can establish shipping rates before you make payment. If you are a buyer in one of the excluded countries, you must contact us prior to purchase to arrange shipping. Soundlumia-sponsored 3-day guaranteed worldwide delivery program ($35 flat rate for ALL destinations in the world) via DHL Express is highly recommended to serious and committed buyers. - Same day shipping: Orders placed by 2:00PM US Pacific Time on weekdays are posted on the same day, otherwise the next business day. - Combined shipping available - request invoice for total before making payment or receive shipping credit after order ships. Return Policy - Please READ carefully Returns are acceptable if we made a mistake by delivering you wrong or defective products. Tubes we sell are guaranteed to work because we run professional tests and sound evaluation TWICE: before they are approved for listing AND before we ship them to customers. So the "defective item" case doesn't exist and please do not bother trying - this type of returns will NOT be accepted without proof that tubes are faulty and we will open disputes with eBay. Sound experience is very subjective and we do NOT accept returns because you do not like the tube's sound signature or because you changed your mind about your purchase. Please contact us to work things out before submitting return requests claiming "item is defective" or "item not as described" or "just didn't like it" or "changed my mind." Tube rollers abusing the return system will be reported to eBay immediately and negative feedback will be left to your account - that's guaranteed. We have already opened several dispute cases to report abusive buyers and eBay has always ruled in our favor. International buyers who request return or refund claiming your country's import duties or sales taxes/VAT/GST are too high will be reported to eBay immediately for dishonesty and will be permanently blacklisted from purchasing from Soundlumia. We are committed to working closely with eBay to help rid the marketplace of dishonest, unjust, unreasonable, abusive buyers that are detrimental to the vintage tubes market and the audiophile community.
Price: 94 USD
Location: Torrance, California
End Time: 2024-09-09T06:14:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Siemens
Type: Preamp Tubes
Custom Bundle: No
Model: 12AU7 ECC82 12AU7WA 7316 6189 ECC802S
UPC: Does not apply
Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands