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Thread: Wanted: 6080/5998 valve/tube

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    Join Date: Oct 2017

    Location: Bath, UK

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    I'm Loz.

    Default Wanted: 6080/5998 valve/tube

    For use in my Bottlehead crack amplifier. Mine is on the way out (RIP), and the only other one I have has a very irritating microphonic sound.


    Anyone have something no longer in use?

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    Join Date: Jun 2015

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    I'm Lawrence.

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    Can it take the Russian 6H13C? I've got one on my Polish amp and it sounds rather nice.

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    Join Date: Oct 2017

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawrence001 View Post
    Can it take the Russian 6H13C? I've got one on my Polish amp and it sounds rather nice.
    Yes, I believe so!

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    Join Date: Apr 2012

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    There's usually sellers of decent NOS 6080 on flea bay for around a tenner. I got a couple of nice Thompson and RTF that way.
    Best avoid second hand on the bay though, as the valve's design purpose was to be thrashed as a series pass tube. With that in mind I have some Mullards that look like Mike Tyson has been at their ears, and measure accordingly

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    Join Date: Jan 2013

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    I have a bag full of 6080 NOS.

    The best is NOS GEC. I have RCA, Mullard, a Centron equivalent etc etc but easily the best is the GEC. At.least in the Woo headphone amp I used to own.

    Not interested in selling one, though.

    Just saying if you want a really good one, pay for the GEC.

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    Join Date: Oct 2017

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    I'm Alan.

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    I have a couple going spare.

    A Mullard 6080 I suspect is used, but the base is not 'cooked'. Mike Tyson missed this one :-)
    And a GE 6AS7 which is NOS.

    I have no way of testing them other than the heaters are fine.
    How does £10 each plus £4-50 postage sound? Alan
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    Join Date: Oct 2017

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    I'm Loz.

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    Hi Alan,

    Happy to do a deal on that basis provided you don't mind giving a refund -postage in the unlikely event one/both don't work?

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