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Valvo ECC83 12AX7 Long Plates D Foil Getter - Hamburg (mCP)

$782.00

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Description

Soundlumia's Opinion

As with any German tube, you should expect nothing but the best in sound from these bad boys, and you will not be disappointed. The top five sound qualities shared by German tubes are delivered with perfection by these lovely tubes, and especially with the ultra rare square getter:

1) Holographic sound stage (leading brand: Telefunken)

2) Non-fatiguing top end extension (leading brand: Siemens)

3) Natural tone/flat midrange (leading brand: Valvo Hamburg)

4) Deeply controlled bass (leading brands: Siemens & Valvo Hamburg)

5) Ultra clarity and layered details (leading brand: Telefunken)

Over the years, we have found the bass on Valvo Hamburg even more appealing than on Siemens (allegedly the King of Bass and that's fine) for a very important reason: there's added substance and weight to the lower midrange that makes the bass more pronounced without being overpowering. This special sound characteristic can only be found on Valvo Hamburg tubes. And because of the added substance in sound, the overall tonality of these tubes feels sweet, warm and musical, and the ambient clues sound closer to your ears. One may find Telefunken's mid-range thinner compared to Valvo Hamburg as a trade-off of a more enveloping and curvier holographic sound stage...the law of physics applies here as well - the shape of sound can only change in one direction.

Pair (Matched Pre-1955 - Near NOS)

Valvo ECC83 Long Plates D-foil getter Matched Pair - Hamburg Pre-1955 mCP - Near NOS

$782.00

Single (1x Pre-1955 - NOS)

1x Valvo ECC83 12AX7 Long Plates D-foil getter - Hamburg Pre-1955 mCP - NOS

$605.00

Pair ( Orig. Box Philips Label '54 - NIB )

1x Valvo ECC83 Long Plates Foil D Getter Original Box - Hamburg '54 (DX mCP) Philips Label - NIB

$558.50

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Valvo ECC83 12AX7 Long Plates D Foil Getter - Hamburg (mCP)

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Tube Care & Handling