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  • Brimar 5R4GY
    $50.00 Brimar 5R4GY
    Brimar 5R4GY - Military stock rectifier tube made in great Britain. Very cool tube that can be used as a substitute for the 5U4G in many applications, including the Cary SLI-80 Signature. Similar shape to the original 5U4G...
  • Europe EZ81 / 6CA4
    $40.00 Europe EZ81 / 6CA4
    6CA4/EZ81 Made in Europe - The exact factory is unknown, but we believe them to be Tungsrams, made in Hungary. Bottom line, these are the cool ones with the long plate, bitchin' sound, last a long time, yadda yadda. May be...
  • Genalex 6X4 / EZ90
    $49.00 Genalex 6X4 / EZ90
    GEC 6X4/EZ90 - Made in England by Marconi Osram Valve Company, the folks who made the legendary Genalex tubes. The boxes look brand new. In military boxes, branded CV4005.
  • Miniwatt Dario GZ32 / 5V4
    $49.00 Miniwatt Dario GZ32 / 5V4
    Philips Miniwatt GZ32/5V4 - made in France. This tube was designed by Philips Holland and made in the Miniwatt Dario factory in France. 1960's vintatge. These were in bulk packages and will come in generic white boxes. ...
  • Mullard GZ32 / 5V4
    $60.00 Mullard GZ32 / 5V4
    Mullard 5V4/GZ32 - Made in England. This tube is super cool, old production, perfect. Military stock and is branded CV593. As used in many products including a few Cary amps and preamps, Quad II amplifiers, etc...
  • Mullard GZ33 / CV5745
    $95.00 Mullard GZ33 / CV5745
    Mullard GZ33/CV5745 - In military boxes, produced circa 1967. This looks just like a GZ37, but is considered a superior tube. Can also be used as a GZ34 in some applications, consult with your equipment's manufacturer...
  • Mullard GZ37 / CV378
    $95.00 Mullard GZ37 / CV378
    Mullard GZ37/CV378 - In original military boxes made in the 1960's. Similar to the GZ33, but the net result with be a small drop in plate voltage to your power tubes and perhaps a slightly softer top and bottom...
  • $50.00 Philips Miniwatt 6CA4 / EZ81
    Philips Miniwatt EZ81 - These are "da bomb" as the kids say... do they still say that? Branded Philips Miniwatt, but made in the Mullard factory in Great Britain. Philips owned Mullard, so it was quite common to see...
  • PrimaLuna 5AR4
    $24.95 PrimaLuna 5AR4
    PrimaLuna 5AR4 - This tube is made in China and is very dependable, sounds great, and looks even better. This is the same tube that comes stock in the award-winning PrimaLuna preamplifiers and CD players. All PrimaLuna...
  • Russian 5U4G
    $40.00 Russian 5U4G
    Sovtek 5U4G - Made in Russia. My sources tell me this tube is no longer in production, which is a shame because it is so well-built and sounds great. Made in the Svetlana Electron Devices factory in St. Petersburg. This...
  • Shuguang 5AR4
    $15.00 Choose Options Shuguang 5AR4
    Chinese 5AR4 - Current production. Good, dependable and inexpensive replacement tube. Great replacement for the rectifiers in PrimaLuna preamps and CD players. In fact, it is now the stock tube used in PrimaLuna gear...
  • Sovtek 5AR4
    $15.00 Sovtek 5AR4
    Sovtek 5AR4 - Current production made in Russia. Excellent and dependable tube. Most current products using the 5AR4 as a rectifier use this tube or the Shuguang (Chinese).