[Milsurplus] RE: [ARC5] serious tube

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Good thing i went though my tube vault this past couple of days.  I found a whole bunch of 5R4 and 5U4 types.  Look for my premiere sale on Ebay.  Discounts for list members of course.  How about 5%.  have to be careful not to dig into the profit margin to far.  

Where is this joker anyway?  Hell of a good marketing man though.


Larry
W0OGH



-------------- Original message from <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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