I agree Unclejeff.
I am a Wing C guy, which IS STILL the original Svetlana and still built in the St. Petersburg factory. This is the factory and the tube that built the old Svetlana reputation and made the name famous.
Unfortunately, the Svetlana sold today (and for the last couple of years) is built in the Reflektor plant right along side Sovtek, EH, Tung Sol, Mullard and Svetlana, all names BOUGHT and owned by New Sensor.
I will say, the Sovtek 12AX7 (9 pin miniature) is a good tube for the money and I always hold hope that a new product like the Genelex KT88 (mentioned above) will be worthy of consideration.
As I mentioned in my first post, I don't know if it has any merit but worth keeping an eye on.
I am a Wing C guy, which IS STILL the original Svetlana and still built in the St. Petersburg factory. This is the factory and the tube that built the old Svetlana reputation and made the name famous.
Unfortunately, the Svetlana sold today (and for the last couple of years) is built in the Reflektor plant right along side Sovtek, EH, Tung Sol, Mullard and Svetlana, all names BOUGHT and owned by New Sensor.
I will say, the Sovtek 12AX7 (9 pin miniature) is a good tube for the money and I always hold hope that a new product like the Genelex KT88 (mentioned above) will be worthy of consideration.
As I mentioned in my first post, I don't know if it has any merit but worth keeping an eye on.