The "Crown Jewelry" ECC82 tube is here! If you've been seeking the reference tube sound then look no further. Designed for high end amplifiers and preamplifiers, Telefunken ECC82 provides high level gain with ultra low noise and are unquestionably the most sought-after vintage tube and treasured by audio professionals and enthusiasts.
Like any other Telefunken tubes, these ECC82's are very pleasant to listen to: liquid, euphonic, with a slightly warmer midrange than many other German tubes, which makes your sound experience smooth and non-fatiguing, and all that happens on a unbelievably realistic holographic sound stage, where everything feels bigger, wider and taller. Sound texture can be felt through infinite levels of details, laying on top of each other, both in depth and in width. So your quest for superb sound clarity can end right here. Lastly, it never gets old to say that no other brand is even close to these when it comes to low noise - Telefunken tubes are "extremely" quiet just as legend has it.
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
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.
FOURvariants available:
Telefunken ECC82 12AU7 Matched Pair Smooth Plates ◇ Base - Berlin 1962/63 - NOS+ ($337.45)
Silkscreen:
60% - 80%
Date codes:
B4102500 (B = Berlin, 2 = 1962)
Bxxx3726 (B = Berlin, 3 = 1963)
Technical Measurements
Transconductance (mA/V)
Plate Current (mA)
Triode 1
Triode 2
Triode 1
Triode 2
Tube 1
2.5
2.5
11.507
11.072
114%
114%
110%
105%
Tube 2
2.36
2.37
10.457
10.765
107%
108%
100%
103%
Certification Device
Certification Date
RoeTest V11
7/24/2014
1x Telefunken ECC82 12AU7 Smooth Plates Yellow Tip ◇ Bottom - Berlin '62 - NOS ($247.50)
Silkscreen:
90%
Date codes:
B fl 7 (B = Berlin, fl = September 1962, 7 = internal code)
Technical Measurements
Transconductance (mA/V)
Plate Current (mA)
Triode 1
Triode 2
Triode 1
Triode 2
Tube 1
2.2
2.16
10.03
9.632
100%
98%
96%
92%
Certification Device
Certification Date
RoeTest V11
10/3/2024
*SOLD* 1x Telefunken ECC82 Long Smooth Plates Orig. Box ◇ Base - Berlin '67 - NIB/NOS ($167.50)
Silkscreen:
70%
Date codes:
B fl 7 (B = Berlin, fl = September 1962, 7 = internal code)
Technical Measurements
Transconductance (mA/V)
Plate Current (mA)
Triode 1
Triode 2
Triode 1
Triode 2
Tube 1
2.35
2.41
10.592
11.17
107%
110%
101%
106%
Certification Device
Certification Date
RoeTest V11
6/22/2024
1x Telefunken ECC82 12AU7 - 17mm Smooth Plates ◇ Bottom - Berlin '64 - Near NOS ($149.75)
