[Boatanchors] the $16,000 pair WE tubes

[Rob Atkinson]

those 6b4g are $35 at hamtubes.com  seems like a lot, up there with
811A and 572B.  I don't know a thing about those WE tubes or what they
are used for--I assume they have a use in glass audio but my heathkit
SE2s with 6BQ5s sound fine to my wrecked ears.

Rob
K5UJ

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:
> Absolutely, Rob. I cleared out a bunch of 845s and 211s a couple years
> back and did quite well. Not on par with the 300Bs, but quite well
> considering what I had in them to start. Reproduction 845s are
> available that work as well as originals for our purposes, and for far
> less money than the RCA or Amperex examples bring today.
>
> Of course, it's a double-edged sword: I need some 6B4Gs now for a
> couple transmitters but they tend to be pricey for the same reasons.
>
> ~ Todd/KAQ