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    Looks like it says CV378.
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    Sorry, typo on my part, meant GZ37. Had 34 in my head as that's what my Modwright phono uses.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Depends on what you mean by a 'valve amp.' There's some amps with valve buffers that use SMPS power supplies but power section is solid state.
    Yes, true, but I was thinking more along the lines of an amp using a couple of pairs of EL34 or KT88 valves or along those lines. Something 'beefy' .
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