Valves and the new millennium!!
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WAGNER ELECTRONICS has been
a good source of valves for the repairman for many years, offering
replacement and substitute valves for the restorer. This includes
some rare and unique valves used in old radio grams and the like.
Today, although valve radio restoring is still popular to some
hobbyists, what is growing in popularity is valve home audio. We
think this is due to the audiophile wanting some personality in
their listening and to rid themselves of the almost sterile, so
called "perfect" clinical sound of digital technology.
Valves offer a "warmer" sound.
To this end we have found available some of the more popular audio
valves being manufactured. The technology in valves is still
improving! Even though the original specifications have to be
honored, advancements in manufacture and materials have seen
improvements in bandwidth, noise levels, compression, heat
stability, gain, reliability, etc., etc.
Sovtek and
Electro-Harmonix are Russian made
tubes and are available now, new, in stock. These valves are
elegantly attractive and claim to supercede old Philips,
RCA and any
new manufactured tubes. "Vacuum
Tube Valley Magazine" describes some reviewed Sovtek audio tubes
as 'approaching the quality of classics such as the Mullard'
Jimmy Hendrix Lives!
Probably the largest sales in valves would go to repairing and
updating valve guitar amplifiers. Manufacturers like
VOX and
Marshal, etc. mostly use
the common audio valves, so check the substitution numbers listed
with our stock for your valve! Improvements to the newer valves also
include the requirement of reliability during the hard life of
musician amplifiers. This is claimed to be one of the priorities in
Sovtek and Electro-Harmonix valves.
Hard reliability with sonic perfection!
Valves entering the new millennium!
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