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 […]
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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
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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
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We had some issues with the search engine on finding the right valve kits for your amp. It has taken a lot of work and this is now fully operational from today, 19th June, 2015. The idea is that if you first click the “Make” tab there is a list of amps ( check the whole list as its not yet alphabetical order !) and choose your amp make. Then click on the “Model” and
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This is a sneak preview of our new amp prototype that we have been working on. It is all valve It will soon be ready and final units for sale Once we are satisfied how it sounds, we are on our way to having a really nice vintage style amp. It is built as close as we can to the original amps back in the early 1960’s. It is hand wired on turret board. It
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Over the weekend, I got my hands on a bunch of vintage audio valves and rectifiers. I went through all of them and tested them and that blew most of my weekend. Testing valves and doing matching is a boring but very necessary job! Some were brand new in boxes, some were loose in Tupperware containers and obviously had been used. I was curious also to see the test results of vintage versus new valves
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