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Amperex 5842 or WE 417A
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Peter A:
What are your views regarding these two tubes. Opinions welcomed.
stevenvalve:
I heard these in an all battery powered (5842/WE 417A only) valve amplifier putting out about half a watt, the amp sounded very good indeed, it had a smooth grainless purity, But any valve that puts out a lot of power from a small plate area can be a problem. I have some new in box Amperex and Western electric etc 5842 /417A valves if needed, they are easy to get off the net. Apparently they make very good driver valves.
Peter A:
Hi Steve, I am going to use the 5842 or 417A in a Woo Audio WA7. See the link http://www.head-fi.org/t/649097/woo-hoooo-wa7-fireflies/240 I am using Audeze LCD-3 headphones. I hear on the net, the Amperex 4852 d getter tubes from the 1960s are better than the WE 417A, but unless you have a pair of each to try, I could be choosing the wrong brand. The joys of NOS tubes.
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