TAD RT005 Tube 12AU7

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Tube

12AU7
The best sound from ECC82 releases
Corresponds to the ECC 82 preamp tube
Powerful reinforcement
Very quiet and excellent balance
Particularly suitable for hi-fi
Ideal for Ampeg amplifiers as a driver tube

Available since October 2002

Item number 158294

Sales Unit 1 piece(s)

Preamp Tube Yes

Power Amplifier No

Matched No

Number Of Tubes 1

£22.60

Including VAT; Excluding £10 shipping

Delivery approx. between Tuesday, 23.04. and Wednesday, 24.04.

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Bubnjar 09.07.2020

Much quieter (volume drop) than other TAD preamp tubes. Low gain; definitely not for anything that requires more gain than Beatles.
Good for cleans.

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Warmer than EHX

Edgar Blackdagger 08.04.2021

I bought this to replace my Blackstar HT-1R Metal's power section,
it originally had an EHX ECC82EH but I noticed that turning the volume from 9 to 10 had a huge sound difference, at 10 there was a ton of extra saturation, with spongy low and fizzy top end which was extremely annoying coming out of my beloved creamback neo.
After replacing it with this one, the sound got natural , the signal a bit louder, fuller and without the annoying almost white-noisy top end.
Now that little marvel of an amp sounds fantastic in any of my cabs!
I'm looking forward to experimenting with more tubes, but having this tube as a good, solid reference.

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Perfect replacement!

JollyRoger 22.02.2014

I replaced the original powertube of my Blackstar HT1RH with the TAD RT005 and I was surprised by the result!
The amp sounds bigger at bedroomlevel.

It has warm and bright sound and very low noise.

I recommend this tube to all HT1 users, to get an warm, bright and creamy sound!

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TAD stands for quality!

GPGP 01.02.2020

A very low gain but very smooth tube. I experimented with the AU7 in the V1 and V3 positions of a Hot Rod Deluxe. Some interesting results to be had, but if you're looking for bite, look elsewhere. A versatile tube but for low gain applications.

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