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« on: July 01, 2011, 08:52:21 AM »
Geezzz....

I was talking about a pair Vortex Joe sent me!

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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2011, 10:40:28 AM »
Nice pair Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2011, 11:44:05 AM »
Do they put out?

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If so, hope it wasn't pins first.

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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2011, 01:13:51 PM »
They are nice, Terry!

Yes Jim, they do put out and they hum while doing it.
It needs a little more caressing. Cool
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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2011, 01:18:52 PM »
The black lettering on the tube makes me want to guess Electro-Harmonix.
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2011, 08:35:04 PM »
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It needs a little more caressing.


Nawww, they just need a little 'tessitura'!  Wink
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« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2011, 02:02:44 PM »
Heath had a line of little mono p.p. amps using the 6BQ5 which I think is the same thing as the EL84, models EA-1,2 and 3.  I have two and they are great little 12 w. amps for driving a big speaker with detector audio from a receiver.   12AX7 preamps in them.  Those 6BQ5s run really hot (to me at least) so I have muffin fans on mine and run them with the covers off.
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« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2011, 02:23:26 PM »
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Heath had a line of little mono p.p. amps using the 6BQ5 which I think is the same thing as the EL84, models EA-1,2 and 3.

Yepper. I got me an EA-2 that I found discarded by the sidewalk along with its matching speaker. Their was a sale that had been there the day before. The amp and speaker was put out with the trash. You know, nobody messes with that tube stuff anymore!  Smiley I used to use it with the diode output of my R390A. Great audio.
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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2011, 02:27:30 PM »
 I dated a pair of 4-1000s but decided to marry a nice pair of 5R4s.
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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2011, 11:19:26 PM »
You got lucky Mikey.   The glass audio fanatics have pushed up the prices of vintage tube audio gear, even at hamfests.  Last year at a fest around here there was a guy (not a ham) with a pair of EA-2s and he wanted something like $300 for the pair.  I finally went up to him and told him this was a hamfest and he'll never sell those things unless he has a realistic price for them.  He didn't care.  I don't think he sold them either.
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2011, 08:49:37 PM »
Quote from: WD8BIL on July 01, 2011, 08:52:21 AM
Geezzz....

I was talking about a pair Vortex Joe sent me!


  Buddly,

   If you plan on making the next BA meet I have a BEAUTIFUL little David Bogen PP 6V6 rack mount amp . It is yours if you want it. Would make a real spiffy harp amp .
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2011, 08:56:08 AM »
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Buddly,

   If you plan on making the next BA meet I have a BEAUTIFUL little David Bogen PP 6V6 rack mount amp . It is yours if you want it. Would make a real spiffy harp amp .

Sure thing Gary. I'll store it at my house for a while! Grin
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