RFT ECC82 / 12AU7 Preamp Vacuum Tube
The ECC82 tube type is equivalent to the North American 12AU7 tube and can be used in any 12AU7 or ECC82 circuit.
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Warranty Period: 3 monthsAll our tubes are guaranteed for 3 months from the date of purchase. (Any exceptions will be noted on that tube's Warranty tab)
If you receive a tube that does not perform to the manufacturer's specifications, please do the following:
- contact us to get a return authorization
- return it via regular mail within 90 days from when we shipped it, and we will provide an exchange or refund of the full purchase price of the tube.
Returns not related to warranty or defect will be considered at our discretion, and are subject to a 15% restocking fee.
We can not accept returns that don't have an authorization, are past 3 month, or are returned improperly.
These guidelines may be updated without notice.
Ratings & Reviews
3 reviews
RFT ECC82 / 12AU7 | A sleeper good tube
by Denny L -
I've been remiss letting so much time pass before writing this review. Several years ago I purchased a pair of these RFT-ECC82 from the TubeStore. However, for some long forgotten reason I never used them. Till now. During the pandemic I used the shutdown to set up a new listening system in my great room. I purchased the very reasonably priced Rogue Audio Sphinx v3, which uses a pair of 12AU7s in the preamp section. The stock tubes are ok but were limiting the true potential of this wonderful sounding integrated. So, I began rolling in pairs of 12AU7's from my rather substantial stash of NS and NOS tubes. I stopped rolling after the RFTs were installed. Very smooth and balanced sound from top to bottom, very open sounding with space between instruments and gobs of natural tonality and layering. There's an obvious synergy between the Sphinx and these tubes. Nothing is missing in the sonic presentation. For Rogue owners I urge you to give them a try.
RFT ECC82 / 12AU7 | Great tubes.
by Fletcher Munson
I tried the RFT-ECC82 tubes for curiosity and found them to be a smooth, very rich tonally. I'd consider them similar to some NOS Mullard tubes that I have. Overall, I like this tubes lack of annoying anomalies in their sound signature.
RFT ECC82 / 12AU7 | The BEST, Jerry, the BEST!
by Brian
By far the best sounding 12AU7 ever made and I've tried them all.
So glad to see the tube store has these at such a reasonable price!