[Milsurplus] VT-4 / 211 AudioLoonyToons

[Ray Fantini]

Think the thing here is the tubes pedigree, or alleged pedigree.  Chinese VT-4C/211 can be bought all day long for $75.00 but they just don't have the 1940 NOS sound.
This is an auction for a GE VT-4C that doesn't look to GE to me:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/211-VT4C-GE-DHT-made-in-USA-AUDIO-TUBES-100-emission-Tested-/191624374856?hash=item2c9db3ea48:g:6PUAAOSwMmBVm4~8

Wonder how much effort it would take our friend in Mumbai to work up the screen set to stencil that "GE" tube as an authentic NOS 1940 Western Electric tube? Any time Western Electric is added to the name the price increases by a factor of six. Did Western Electric ever build VT-211 tubes?

Ray F

-----Original Message-----
From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Morrow
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:24 AM
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] VT-4 / 211 AudioLoonyToons

Dave wrote:

> I know audiophoolery has jacked 211 tubes to the moon, but can someone 
> please tell me what makes this one especially lunatic?
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/222050770747

Didn't you notice the obvious?  It's not just a VT-4-C, it is THE very rare ultra-performance CUE-38111A !!!

Mike / KK5F
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