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Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre

I am new to tubes and have heard that Siemens Halske tubes are much better than Siemens Rohre. I am wondering if this is true for 6DJ8 tubes. Often times on Ebay I see tubes advertised as Siemens Halske but the box in the picture will say Rohre on it. Should I completely eliminate any Rohre tubes from consideration? Thanks in advance for your input
Joe
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rx8man
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Hey Tvad,

The "Tube Classics" site went to my favorites list, thanks !
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gammajo OP
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Thanks for the input. For example this current add on ebay, the fellow says that there are no date codes etched on glass or frame and they have 07347 made in Germany printed on the back. He feels that they are early sixties. Any opinion as to genuine early 60's
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=003&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3APIC&viewitem=&item=13009844
tvad
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The tubes on E-Bay appear to be genuine early 60s.
nilthepill
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I have bought similar (as the ebay link above) tubes off ebay upon a tube expert's ( that I highly trust) suggestion and it turned out to be the best tubes(Early sixties Siemens CCa) I have tried so far on my DAC. Thus leaving up to its reputation as one of the best tubes. Since then I also have bought a pair of 50's grey d getter Siemens CCA and performance is consistent with the reviews. Leads me to think that these are genuine tubes. Just another vote of confidence.
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gammajo OP
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Thank you all for your comments. Nilthepill, you you mean that you bought your cca's from the same seller referenced above?
Joe
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