Yo folks,
The specific TAD I was referring to in
this thread is their 12AX7A-C (
TAD RT001 )
Here it is in one my MP1s in the V1 slot with a NOS Mullard (Blackburn) ECC83...yummie tone!
IIRC, the ones RG ordered were either the TAD RT003/030 or RT008/080 which is a different piece of glassware...
Another current production alternative (with a better price-tag as well) to the above mentioned RT001 is this
Tube-Town 12AX7 GoldMy personal current production favorite (besides the Mullard RI Long-Plate) is the
Tube-Town E83CCI prefer the fact that these have a bit smoother top-end so I can work the amp´s Treble settings a bit better and thus adding a tad bit gain/od/dist without actually pumping up the OD/Gain settings...
These sound phenomenal and I like them in all my amps (ADA, Boogie, Engl)...they have a really "competitive" price-tag as well.
Disclaimer (cuz I was accused by other forum members in the past):
I am in no way affiliated or connected to neither TAD nor Tube-Town. That´s just and only stores/tube specialists over here in Germany where I tend to look first before ordering sth abroad or overseas.
Secondly: I can highly recommend the service, knowledge and customer care at Tube-Town (courtesy of Mr Dirk Munzinger). They have matched and selected Quartets and Octets of power tubes to specific amp specs (...Boogie, e.g. integrated set (4 Tung-Sol 6L6GC-STR + Tung-Sol EL34) that are awesome)