{"product_id":"mullard-e88cc-01-cv2493-mil-spec-e88cc-matched-pair-mitcham-71-73-7l1","title":"Mullard E88CC\/01 = CV2493 (Mil. Spec E88CC) Matched Pair - Mitcham '71\/'73 7L1","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a633a; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoundlumia's Opinion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a633a; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eThe \"Super Mullard\" is here! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eE88CC\/01 (a.k.a CV2493) - fully equivalent to E88CC\/6922 but a HUGE step-up in both sound quality and build. Most of these tubes were factory screened for tight internal matching and low noise, and Mullard's E88CC\/01 type has even more factory testing. Manufactured in very limited quantity (simply because the selection standard was too high for mass produced tubes to meet) and today they are being hunted to near extinction by audiophiles, tube enthusiasts and sound professionals. \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\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 British-made Mullard 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. Listening to Maria Callas and Frank Sinatra on British-made Mullard tubes should be one of those musical experiences that one just has to go through at least once in his lifetime. These tubes 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\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;\"\u003eNow all those great traits of Mullard tubes you have heard about or have experienced already multiplied by three and that is what you should expect to hear from this pair of E88CC\/01's.\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\u003cb style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(42, 99, 58); font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eProfessional Sound Evaluation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\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-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe pair worked wonderfully and sounded terrific in our professional studio setup for monitoring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e - Input: Cambridge Audio CXC V2 dedicated CD transport + Schiit Audio Bifrost 2 Multibit DAC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAmplification: Liquid Platinum Tube Amplifier by Alex Cavalli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e - Output: Focal Clear MG Pro open-back headphones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a633a; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessional Tube Testing\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"_Hlk169732138\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis set was tested and certified by \u003cb\u003eRoeTest V11 Professional Tube Testing System\u003c\/b\u003e with the following result: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\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\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eTube 1:\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;\"\u003eMeasured transconductance(GM): 10.11\/8.23 mA\/V  - 81%\/66% (100% = 12.50 mA\/V)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eMeasured plate current(IA): 11.692\/6.99 mA  - 78%\/47% (100% = 15 mA)\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;\"\u003eTube 2:\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;\"\u003eMeasured transconductance(GM): 10.7\/10.8 mA\/V  - 86%\/86% (100% = 12.50 mA\/V)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003eMeasured plate current(IA): 9.855\/9.577 mA  - 66%\/64% (100% = 15 mA)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eNO shorts, leakage or gas. NO noise or microphonics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eCurve trace is also included in the original RoeTest report.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a633a; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppearance \u0026amp; cosmetic condition\u003c\/b\u003e\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;\"\u003eWe treasure this pair also because of the great cosmetic condition of both tubes (clear inscription and clear date codes), which is amazing given the tubes' age. The identical Blackburn date code etched on glass is perfectly visible on both tubes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e7L1 R3K1 \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003cb\u003eR = Mitcham, GB, 3 = 1963\u003c\/b\u003e, K = November, 1 = Week #1 of the production month)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e7L1 R1J1\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eR = Mitcham, GB, 1 = 1961\u003c\/b\u003e, J = October, 1 = Week #1 of the production month)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\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 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 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 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 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 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 style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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\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\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":49428023050560,"sku":"266911536010","price":389.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2388\/5888\/files\/57_b895b5c1-8d54-4ae3-93cf-8f6df9d9f0ee.jpg?v=1721374672","url":"https:\/\/www.soundlumia.com\/it\/products\/mullard-e88cc-01-cv2493-mil-spec-e88cc-matched-pair-mitcham-71-73-7l1","provider":"Soundlumia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}