Tung-Sol 12AX7 (ECC83) Preamp Vacuum Tube

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SKU: TS-12AX7

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The Tung-Sol name and trademark have been acquired by the New Sensor Corporation. This new production Tungsol tube is manufactured at their Xpo-Pul factory (also known as Reflektor) in Saratov, Russia. New Sensor is an American corporation and since taking ownership of this factory has been steadily improving the quality of current production tubes.

From our review of this tube: "There are only so many ways to describe vacuum tube tone and most have become cliches. The Tung Sol 12AX7 preamp tube has the gain and drive of a Chinese 12AX7 and the pure tone of a Mullard or Brimar."

According to the manufacturer, this Tungsol 12AX7 is the Ultimate 12AX7. Big, warm, and musical. High Gain, ultra-low microphonics, and superb linearity with a dynamic 3-D sound.

One other note about the construction of these audio tubes is they have filaments that are almost completely encased in the plate structure. They don't "light up" brightly when working properly.

Note to audiophiles: These tubes are great for linestage preamps, but generally not phono stages where a very low noise floor is required.

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Downloads:
Tung-Sol 12AX7 Datasheet (PDF)
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Warranty Information and Return Policy

Warranty Period: 3 months
 

All 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.

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I had Groove Tubes in a used Fender Pro Reverb I just purchased. The gain channel was brittle so I tried Electro Harmonix 12AY7's in V1 and V2 with a Preferred Series 7025 in V3. Sounded Alright. I then installed Tung-sol 12AX7's and the increase in tight gain and glassy cleans is remarkable. Great tube for the money.

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