Tube Testers - Which ones and fair price

thsmith
thsmith Posts: 6,082
edited January 2010 in Electronics
Looking for recommendations for tube testers. EL34, 12AU7,12AX7, 12AT7 and such.

SOurces, makes and fair prices would be helpful.

If you have one your not using or an extra PM me.
Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,554
    edited October 2009
    Here is a good read.

    http://www.alltubetesters.com/articles/tester_guide.htm
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2009
    The Bug has bit you eh????
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,188
    edited October 2009
    unfortunately, yez gets what yez pays for. If you want to be able to match output tubes, get a Hickok transconductance tester, and buy it refurbished/calibrated. Otherwise, I'm afraid you're pretty much just wasting your money. There are a couple of current products for matching certain output tubes; probably worth a look but I have no hands-on experience.

    If you just want a simple emissions tester and to check for internal shorts and grid leakage, I like the simple, rugged Sencore Mighty-Mite.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited October 2009
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Here is a good read.

    http://www.alltubetesters.com/articles/tester_guide.htm

    Excellent read ! Thank you
    george daniel wrote: »
    The Bug has bit you eh????

    Real bad George. I am like an addict. I need more tubes, I need to measure bias, I need to roll tubes, I need to test tubes.

    Its a little crazy:o
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited October 2009
    thsmith wrote: »
    Real bad George. I am like an addict. I need more tubes, I need to measure bias, I need to roll tubes, I need to test tubes.

    Its a little crazy:o

    ya think!!!!! welcome to the Rabbit Holes darkest yet sweetest cooridors.

    RT1
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited October 2009
    Another good link on tube testers

    http://tone-lizard.com/Tube_Testers.html#Hickok1
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited January 2010
    I use B&K 707 Dyna Jets. I have two. For me they are the Gold standard. And if you have problems, I can fix and calibrate them. They test virtually every tube you will ever encounter in Audio.
    The world is full of answers, some are right and some are wrong. - Neil Young
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited January 2010
    there is a B&K 667 on the 'gon
    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accstube&1268949606&/B-K-667-Tube-Tester
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