Thread: Preamp Tubes? - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
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Old 02-13-2009, 10:17 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Preamp Tubes? - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
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Originally Posted by The Mick View Post
One of the best things you can do for your amp and yourself is search the thrift stores for old cabinet stereos from the 50's they were very popular. I have found many with the original Telefunken 12ax7's in them. Dealing with the big cabinet is a pain but for the Telefunken's at the price of the stereo it's worth all the hassle.
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Someone gave me an old Revere talkie movie projector dated 1954. It had two Black Plate RCA 12ax7 and one Amperex EL84 in it.

(I also swiped the way-cool bakelite knobs off of it.)
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