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https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl AUDIO FORUMS >> Classifieds >> For Sale:NOS 5Y3GT pairs https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1316304504 Message started by tgarden on 09/18/11 at 01:08:24 |
Title: For Sale:NOS 5Y3GT pairs Post by tgarden on 09/18/11 at 01:08:24 For Sale: NOS RCA 5Y3GT tubes in original boxes, silver lettered bases, matching date codes. I belive these are l954 tubes. I'll look at the RCA date code list later. Both tubes test at 100/100. $35.00 for the pair I also have a nice pair of NOS yellow lettered Military Tung-Sol 5Y3GT's in white boxes. Matching dated codes,these are the Jan-CTL-5Y3GT T/G, VT-197A variant. They test at: Tube A, FWD:49 volt peak; Tube B, FWD: 48 volt peak. And.. Tube A. REV 399 volt peak; Tube B, REV 399 volt peak. One has a very slight crack in the base, and the price reflects that. $50 for the pair. Pins on all four tubes are clean and shiny. If any tubes arrive non-working, I will refund your money. I'll prepay the shipping (First Class Mail) and will ship in a sturdy new box. Feel free to check out my feedback on Audiogon under Tgarden, and terrapin_gardens on ebay. Now that I've sold my Torii Mark II (Mark III on the way), I don't need these nice 5Y3GT matched pairs I've been hanging onto for several years. I'm just keeping some single tubes for my ZP3. Please contact me at my personal email, mike@terrapin-gardens.com . Thanks for looking! |
Title: Re: For Sale:NOS 5Y3GT pairs Post by Pale Rider on 09/19/11 at 14:46:29 Tgarden, may drop you a line, but I thought I would ask here: have you considered keeping them to try in the Mk III? Because that is exactly where I would think of trying them myself. |
Title: Re: For Sale:NOS 5Y3GT pairs Post by tgarden on 09/19/11 at 17:21:56 Pale Rider, I'm still keeping one matched pair of Military Tung Sol's "just in case". But after using RCA 5Y3GT's for over a year in my Torii II, I switched to RCA 5U4G's, and like the bigger sound I got. For the last few years I've been using Siemens EL34's, RCA OA3's, and 1965 USN Amperex 7308's. This combination has worked well with with my Legacy Audio Signature III speakers. I have a local friend who has a Mark II/ Spendor combination, and he just did a 5Y3GT versus 5U4G comparison (RCA's) and preferred the 5U4G's with his speakers and digital source. I'm using a modded Rega 25 and highly modded Philips AH673 tuner for sources. In the end, I have to admit the Mark II sounds good with both the 5Y3GT's and 5U4G's. I don't know what's going to happen with my incoming Mark III, but don't expect a drastic difference. If it sounds noticably better than the Mark II I just sold, I will not be unhappy. I'm lowering the price of both sets of 5Y3GT's in this ad by $5.00 per pair. Mike |
Title: Re: For Sale:NOS 5Y3GT pairs Post by Pale Rider on 09/20/11 at 04:10:19 Hey Mike, thanks for that extra info. Makes sense. I like my RCA 5U4G NOS rectifiers very much as well, but I may still think about these. |
Title: Re: For Sale:NOS 5Y3GT pairs Post by tgarden on 09/25/11 at 15:37:29 I will also trade these two NOS 5Y3GT pairs for one matched pair of US made 5U4G's. Thanks for looking! Mike |
Title: Re: For Sale:NOS 5Y3GT pairs Post by tgarden on 10/01/11 at 14:55:10 RCA 5Y3GT's have been sold. I still have the nice Tung-Sol pair. Mike |
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