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Philips PCC88/7DJ8 (7-volt ECC88/6DJ8 equiv.) - Heerlen, NL (1950s - 1970s)

Regular price $105.53
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Description

Soundlumia's Opinion

The "textbook Heerlen sound" has been referenced in several Soundlumia listings of Philips/Valvo Holland PCC88/E88CC tubes, and many tube enthusiasts asked what that all means. So this is the answer: the late 1950s and early 1960s tone, the timeless Philips radio tone that many of us grew up listening to, the beginning of over a decade's excellence in sound, the classic tonal template for all the great (and greater) Amperex Holland/Philips. 

You get the "textbook" Philips/Amperex 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 Mullard tubes. Bass is deep and well controlled and the accuracy feels very similar to the high end German PCC88's (Siemens, Telefunken.)


D-getter Pinched Waist


D-getter Pinched Waist (1x 1957 - NOS - Low paint special)
1x Philips PCC88 7DJ8 (6DJ8 equiv.) D-getter Pinched Waist - Heerlen 1957 - NOS
$267.80
D-getter Pinched Waist (1x 1957 - NOS)
1x Philips PCC88 7DJ8 (6DJ8 equiv.) D-getter Pinched Waist -Heerlen, NL '57 -NOS
$312.00


D-getter Pinched Waist (1x 1957 Red Tip)
1x Philips Miniwatt PCC88 7DJ8 D-getter Pinched Waist Red Tip - Heerlen, NL 1957
$229.50


D-getter



D-getter (1x 1958 - NOS+)
1x Philips Miniwatt PCC88 7DJ8 D-getter - Heerlen NL 1958 - NOS+
$105.53


D-getter (1x 1959 Adzam Label - Near NOS)
1x Philips PCC88 7DJ8 D-getter - Adzam Label - Heerlen 1959 - Near NOS
$86.00



Dimple Disc Getter


Dimple Disc Getter (Matched 1972 Same Code - Near NOS)
$119.70

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