Ef86

Hi Chuck - I would contact Mike at KCANOS - I just checked their site and they appear to have a number of EF86's in stock, Amperex, Mullard, Philips, etc....

http://www.kcanostubes.com/content/

-- Barr

 

What Barr said 1+

jon

 

I'm a big fan of Vacuum Tube Valley - he always has good stuff.

 

^ what they said

apparently, there's no decent current production EF86

 

The Dario Miniwatt is a pretty good deal. I've done some good deals on ebay. There is always a risk buying from unknown vendors but if you take the time to study the subject and learn to read between the lines you'll save a lot of money.

Michael

 

Mike at KCA will be able to help you. The Dario is an excellent EF86, and Mike has a good price on them.

 

I've sold a couple hundred of these to Z owners (and others) with very good results.

 

I love the Amperex Bugle Boy.

 

Hey Chuck.....check your PMs

 

what's the best EF86 for a Matchless DC-30

 

And a PM sent to you too....

 

any suggestions for an 86 that would darken up my clubman. i have a re branded mullard in there now and it seems to be a little unstable- mostly sounds good but sometimes gets bright and gainy for no reason.

 

Try a used Telefunken. You can find them on ebay for cheap, and they last a very very long time. I had some objection to the brightness I was getting with the mesh plate mullard tubes in a DC30. The Telefunken just wiped that out instantly, and I liked the tone much better--smoother overdrive. Hard to find a microphonic tele.

 

thanx killa -ill give it a try!

 

Killa's right about the Tele. Hey Killa, I posted my review in the original thread. The Tele is noticabley darker than the Dario, it's very smooth and has a little more gain.

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108067

 

is there a new production 86 that is darker sounding that i can use untill i find some teles here in the US?. evrything on ebay now is overseas and in large groups! thanx

 

I got most of mine from German guys on ebay. Great deals on great tubes. I could list many good German tube sellers if you'd like (PM me).

I'm sure Mike from KCA can find you one also.

 

Glad you liked it Mike! If you want to take it a step further, search for the premium Tele EF86, the EF806. I bought a couple new in the box from German ebay guys for about $70 a piece. Less noise, and maybe a tad brighter. Most love those tubes in the old mics that use the 86s.