WTB: Vintage 5AR4/GZ34 tube

organ
organ Posts: 4,969
edited May 2006 in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
Well, after approx 3 years of daily use (sometimes 12hrs+/day), my trusty Mullard finally said enough is enough. It could no longer keep a steady bias.
I've popped in a Sovtek and all is well but I don't really like the sound compared to my Mullard.
So I'm looking for a vintage 5AR4/GZ34 rectifier tube. I really like Mullard but will settle for something else.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited May 2006
    last year i had a Mint sylvania in box i sold on e-bay.. totally fogot your st70 took that tube, or of course i woulda offered it. Good luck
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,497
    edited May 2006
    If you don't get any hits, try this guy. He is in your area and may have it.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited May 2006
    OK, forget this thread. It started doing it with the new Sovtek too and found out the bias fluctuation was coming from my KT77. I placed a quad of SED EL34 and everything is working perfectly again.
    So my Mullard is still going strong. Yeah!

    Cliff,
    It's all good. If you ever get your hands on any GZ34 and you decide to sell, let me know. I've only rolled Sovtek and Mullard on mine. The Mullard have a superior tone.

    SComp,
    Thanks for the link. I enjoyed reading about his audio experience. Looks like he builds some serious gear too. Interesting how he finds television tubes to be a lot better than audio tubes. I wouldn't mind giving his stuff a try one day.
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