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2x Philips Valvo E80CC 6085 (ECC82 equiv.) Matched Pair - Holland '62 - Near NOS

2x Philips Valvo E80CC 6085 (ECC82 equiv.) Matched Pair - Holland '62 - Near NOS

$174.85 USD
$174.85 USD
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Soundlumia's Opinion

With strong performance and pristine condition, this special pair of vintage tubes are priced to sell! Many tube enthusiasts began their journey with Holland-made ECC82 tubes, right here at Soundlumia, and we believe that's the best choice they have ever made just like the audiophile friends among us.

You get the "textbook" Telefunken Holland midrange presentation that is transparent, natural and expansive, with a slight touch of warmth that illuminates your musical world. The top end is super airy, smooth and nicely extended like one would expect from the best Siemens tubes. Vocals are intimate, sweet and forward (but not right in your face) and that always reminds me how the vocals sound on the best Mullard tubes. Bass is deep and well controlled and the accuracy feels very similar to the high end German ECC82's (Siemens, Telefunken.) 

Professional Sound Evaluation

The pair worked wonderfully and sounded terrific in our professional studio setup for monitoring. 

 - Input: Cambridge Audio CXC V2 dedicated CD transport + Schiit Audio Bifrost 2 Multibit DAC
 - Amplification: Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies (3rd gen) Balanced Headphone Amplifier
 - Output: Focal Clear MG Pro open-back headphones

Our full tube sound review was written 100% based on the actual listening experience while this pair of tubes were running in the system described above.

Professional testing & sound evaluation


Tube 1:

Measured transconductance(GM): 2.29/2.47 mA/V  - 85%/91% (100% = 2.70 mA/V)
Measured plate current(IA): 4.63/5.042 mA  - 77%/84% (100% = 6 mA)

Tube 2:

Measured transconductance(GM): 2.58/2.86 mA/V  - 96%/106% (100% = 2.70 mA/V)
Measured plate current(IA): 5.372/5.972 mA  - 90%/100% (100% = 6 mA)

NO shorts, leakage or gas. NO noise or microphonics.

Curve trace is also included in the original RoeTest report.

Appearance & cosmetic condition

We treasure this pair because the pristine cosmetic condition the two tubes are in - over 90% of the paint is intact. The identical Heerlen date codes etched on glass are perfectly visible on both tubes:

VBA ⊿2J4 (⊿ = Heerlen, NL, 2 = 1962, J = October, 4 = Week #4 of the production month)
VBA ⊿2I2 (⊿ = Heerlen, NL, 2 = 1962, I = September, 2 = Week #2 of the production month)

Packaging

NEW white tube boxes.

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R Campbell
Excellent

Very happy about this products performance. It really has enhanced the sound quality of my hifi amplifier Cayin HA 3A) more than I thought it would. Service, packaging and delivery have all been great! The only unfortunate part was it incurred a custom charge into the UK.

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