Smooth vs Ribbed Plate Telefunken 12AX7

Kevin Killebrew

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Nov 5, 2003, 5:15:31 PM11/5/03

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Is one preferred over the other? Any difference?
KK
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Greg Pierce

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Nov 5, 2003, 5:39:36 PM11/5/03

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On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:15:31 +0000, the highly esteemed Kevin Killebrew
enlightened us with these pearls of wisdom:

> Is one preferred over the other? Any difference? KK

Well, I prefer the smooth ones, but the ladies usually like the ribbed
variety, especially if they have the little knobbies on the end. Make
sure to use the ones with the reservoir tips.

Oops... wrong NG :-p

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TubeGarden

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Nov 5, 2003, 5:49:12 PM11/5/03

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Hi RATs!

Yup. They sound different. Some like smooth for phono stages, some like ribbed.
Just plug them in and listen. If you can't decide, sell them and get some more
until you fall in love.

Audio is only partly rumors ;)

Happy Ears!
Al

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Jeff S 386 Fla

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Nov 5, 2003, 8:07:53 PM11/5/03

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the smooth seem to be the prefered tube but I like both

Gregg

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Nov 5, 2003, 10:18:22 PM11/5/03

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Behold, Greg Pierce signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:

> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:15:31 +0000, the highly esteemed Kevin Killebrew
> enlightened us with these pearls of wisdom:
>
>> Is one preferred over the other? Any difference? KK
>
> Well, I prefer the smooth ones, but the ladies usually like the ribbed
> variety, especially if they have the little knobbies on the end. Make
> sure to use the ones with the reservoir tips.
>
> Oops... wrong NG :-p
>

I was wondering what that tube answer was doing on thr pr0n group ;-)

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Fred Nachbaur

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Nov 5, 2003, 11:30:53 PM11/5/03

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Gregg wrote:

> Behold, Greg Pierce signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:
>
>
>>On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:15:31 +0000, the highly esteemed Kevin Killebrew
>>enlightened us with these pearls of wisdom:
>>
>>
>>>Is one preferred over the other? Any difference? KK
>>
>>Well, I prefer the smooth ones, but the ladies usually like the ribbed
>>variety, especially if they have the little knobbies on the end. Make
>>sure to use the ones with the reservoir tips.
>>
>>Oops... wrong NG :-p
>>
>
>
> I was wondering what that tube answer was doing on thr pr0n group ;-)
>

Mmm.. I love pr0n. Tastes like shrimp, only bigger. ;)

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Henry 007

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Nov 6, 2003, 1:12:34 AM11/6/03

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"Jeff S 386 Fla" <jeffs...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> the smooth seem to be the prefered tube but I like both

I found them both to sound fairly similar- the ribbed plates were a touch
brighter perhaps?

Dan Nicotera

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Nov 6, 2003, 9:02:52 PM11/6/03

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I prefer mullards myself.
I sold a pair a while a go to a fellow from Hong Kong..and he said..we
prefer ribbed.here in Hong Kong..was this tubes he was talking about..makes
you wonder hey!!!
I can't tell the difference from one to another.
Dan
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Mark Harriss

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Nov 8, 2003, 6:02:04 AM11/8/03

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Greg Pierce wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:15:31 +0000, the highly esteemed Kevin Killebrew
> enlightened us with these pearls of wisdom:
>
>> Is one preferred over the other? Any difference? KK
>
> Well, I prefer the smooth ones, but the ladies usually like the ribbed
> variety, especially if they have the little knobbies on the end. Make
> sure to use the ones with the reservoir tips.
>
> Oops... wrong NG :-p
>

I find the ribbed have more of a washboard sound with audio