[Milsurplus] RE: [ARC5] serious tube

[jfor at quik.com]

The truly sad thing is that people actually believe this stinking horse
manure.

-John





> Jay:
>
> Because it got an endorsement from Fred Voltz of Emotive Audio (whoever
> that is).   Actually, according to his email, the $409.00 was a bargain
> because "real" NOS WE 274Bs go for $1,000.00)
>
> Maybe I can re-label some of my 5U4s.  Now what did I do with that
> yellow paint...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave, WA4OBJ
>
> =============================================================Feedback by
> Mr. Fred Volz, Emotive Audio Your Sophia Electric(tm) mesh plate 274B is
> the best rectifier tube I have ever heard including the actual Western
> Electric 274B. This is quite an accomplishment and you should feel very
> good about this. I let my Canadian distributor hear it in his Sira and
> he refused to let me have it back. So, now I have only the one left and
> it must go to a customer soon. So, I will be ordering more. I will also
> recommend them to anyone who buys one of our preamps.
>
> Fred Volz
>
> Emotive Audio
>
>
>
> Sophia Electric(tm) 274B tube is a premium rectifier tube for a
> 5U4/5R4/5AR4* direct replacement with 3X longer plate structure, thus it
> has a deeper, wider sound stage and even smoothier sound than Mullard
> 5AR4.
>
> Historically, WE 274B was designed for the WE300B amp, the current NOS
> WE 274B is $1000 each unit(see Vacuum Tube Valley magazine), the used
> one can be as high as $500 on Ebay. According to a recent test, this
> Sophia Electric(tm) 274B tube outperform the NOS WE 274B by higher
> current capability, which translate into better bass, dynamics, and
> deeper sound stage.
>
> The sonic difference comparing to conventional 5U4, 5AR4*, 5R4 is far
> bigger than any cable upgrades combined in a high end system.
>
> Sophia Electric(tm) 274B is 8-pin octal-based tube and Sophia
> Electric(tm) 274A is 4-pin based tube. Our friend Art Audio is using
> Sophia Electric(tm) 274B in the Art Audio PX-25 amplifier.
>
> Note(*): 274B is direct heating tube, faster turn on than the
> indirecting 5AR4. To fully utilize its benefits, it may requires first
> stage cap(cap input) to be less than 10MFD, or would shorten the 274B
> life. Not a problem with common choke input. Please consult to your amp
> maker or refer to a tube manual, this 274B is a update of the NOS WE
> 274B, so both share with same charactors.
>
> The max current reading for Sophia Electric 274B mesh plate tube is
> 90ma. 274B mesh plate tube is recommended only for pre-amp and
> mono-block 45 single ended and 2A3 mono-block single ended.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of jcoward5452 at aol.com
>
> Subject: [ARC5] serious tube
>
> 220039907659
>
> Why is this tube so special?
>  Thanks,
>             Jay KE6PPF
>
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