{"product_id":"1x-mullard-cv5358-mil-specs-ecc88-6dj8-o-getter-blackburn-1968-near-nos","title":"1x Mullard CV5358 (Mil. specs ECC88\/6DJ8) O-getter - Blackburn 1968 - Near NOS","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: rgb(42, 99, 58); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eSoundlumia's Opinion \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eTechnically equivalent to ECC88\/6DJ8, the British military Mullard CV5358 tubes are the BEST choice if you want to hear even more refined version of the legendary Blackburn ECC88\/6DJ8 sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\"Like a warm British jacket of the finest tweed, these glorious tubes have an attractive sweet warmth in their midrange and lower regions.\"  This is how experts on audiotubes.com describe the sound signature of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eBlackburn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eMullard tubes. The top end is silky and pleasant and doesn't get rolled off. They retain a fine sense of \"air\" at the top, and the upper midrange is smooth and liquid. These tubes reproduce human voice, especially female voices, with haunting realism. Full disclosure from your peer audiophile: Mitcham E88CC's are my go-to tubes for listening to Maria Callas and Frank Sinatra and I refuse to use other tubes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eBlackburn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eMullard's are also known to have an attractive sparkle at the top with rich bass...now we know where that \"warm British jacket\" comes from!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: rgb(42, 99, 58);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eProfessional Sound Evaluation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe pair worked wonderfully and sounded terrific in our professional studio setup for monitoring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e - Input: Cambridge Audio CXC V2 dedicated CD transport + Schiit Audio Bifrost 2 Multibit DAC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAmplification: Liquid Platinum Tube Amplifier by Alex Cavalli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e - Output: Focal Clear MG Pro open-back headphones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eOur 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a633a; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a633a; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a633a; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2388\/5888\/files\/Screenshot_2025-03-23_224648_0d2f8bd0-d27e-448d-9fd7-ef699a57c6ec.png?v=1744956288\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mullard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50539639931200,"sku":"267198586138","price":122.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2388\/5888\/files\/57_de75be42-09e2-4713-8bd0-2f9045be93bb.jpg?v=1744868707","url":"https:\/\/www.soundlumia.com\/it\/products\/1x-mullard-cv5358-mil-specs-ecc88-6dj8-o-getter-blackburn-1968-near-nos","provider":"Soundlumia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}