[GreenKeys] $999.99 TD on eBay

[Tom Norris]

Chatham rectifiers are highly sought after by the Golden Ear  
audiophile crowd.  Some folks even sell them in "matched pairs.  I  
guess someone convinced them the 5R4WAG with its flat top, added some  
sort of warmth to the sound if used with unidirectional oxygen free  
cryogenically treated speaker cables.

6080's are as bad or worse.

It's got to where "they" have decided they want all of "our" tubes.   
So, to fix up some of my gear, I can't get tubes for the same prices  
I could 5 years or so ago, noooooo, folks have figured out  
audiophiles will pay pretty much any price to get a specific type.   
I've seen that "high water" 5R4 go for as much as $50 each!  And if I  
wanted 6080's to repair a regulated HV power supply?  I've seen them   
go for about that high too.  Mind you, the average price is a bit lower.

On the glowbugs list I made a comment the other day wondering when  
"they" were going to discover the 6146 for audio output, therefore  
pricing *IT* our of our range.  Someone already sells a class A audio  
amp that uses an 833A!  Not sure how many he's sold at 80k each  
though...  heehee

73

Tom NU4G


On Sep 6, 2006, at 9:31 AM, John Lawson wrote:

>
> item # 180015444145 a non-descript power supply from the 50s for...  
> waaaaaaait for it.....  $4,999.99!!!!!  Oh, I see: it has "...these  
> specific Chatham Vacuum Electron Tubes: (4) JAN-CAHG 6080, (3) JAN  
> CAHG 5R4WAG, (1) JAN CAHG 5998WAG."   Now I get it. Specific  
> Chatham! How could I have missed that?