In the course of selling our valves, we meet up with nice folks who are very good in their field amp repair and restoration. Â We recently sold some valves to Stewart Palmen who repairs and restores amps and guitars in Trowbridge in Wiltshire in the UK. He also has some really nice amps for sale. Â He and I shared also at worked at Analog Devices, although at different times. Stewart has a strong technical […]
The JJ ECC83S with gold pins is a variant of the standard JJ ECC83S also known as the 12AX7. I wanted to check out if there was any difference to the specification and more importantly the sound of the amp with this valve in my Fender Deluxe Reverb ( 1971). Specification Thoughts We just received these parts into stock so I tested 50 of them. Â I have tested hundreds of the standard JJ ECC83S so
Our Valve Test Equipment Have you ever wondered about how valves are sold as “tested”  and why we test ourselves every valve we sell? We test to make sure that you have a product that is 100% and so you buy in the knowledge that you are receiving a top quality product. We have six valve testers and each has their advantages and challenges. Now you may wonder why we test every valve we sell.
We are expanding our range of valves and we are introducing four interesting JJ valves to our line up. The first three can help shape your amp sound in different ways. EL844 The EL844 is exactly pin compatible to the EL84 ( 6BQ5) and it has an interesting twist. It is highly popular in the USA and it was orginally developed by JJ Electronic based on feedback from the USA. The valve is 9 watts
We have got some new valve technology coming and most of these are 21st century designs ( yes new technology) in audio valves !!!  It is rare to see innovation in audio valve technology and JJ Electronics are doing it. This  new valve technology  are valves that are designed to give you the ability to have new colours of sound from your amp just with a valve change. No component changes needed.  Check back in
Cryogenic and long plate valves tubes There are offers of Cryogenic and long plate valves tubes in the marketplace. What is this all about? There are  long plate versus short plate preamp valves and matching of valves. Some can be mighty expensive so it is worth the time to look at these options and see if it is real value for money or just another marketing angle to make you part with your money Here