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Tube Amp Doctor - 12AU7A/ECC82 Premium (Balanced) - Preamplifier Tube

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Tube Amp Doctor

Tube Amp Doctor - 12AU7A/ECC82 Premium (Balanced) - Preamplifier Tube

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Overview

12AU7A/ECC82 Premium (Balanced)

Category
Replacement Tubes
SKU
RT005

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Immerse yourself in the captivating richness of your favourite tracks, delivered with impeccable clarity and depth, via the Tube Amp Doctor 12AU7A/ECC82 Premium (Balanced). This preamplifier tube is a sonic marvel with robust systems tailored for symmetrical triodes, ensuring your stereo audio applications are robust and well-balanced. Excelling as an ideal upgrade to your hi-fi systems, this tube breezes past numerous meticulous tests. Expect low noise, remarkable gain, distinct sonic quality, and high resistance to shock, ensuring you a premium listening experience. Encased within a sturdy yet compact frame, this tube not only enhances your audio experience but also adds a touch of elegance to your setup. With TAD's promise of quality and durability, prepare yourself for sound that comes alive with the 12AU7A/ECC82. This isn't just an audio component, it's an investment for audiophiles seeking the extra layer of depth in their soundscapes.

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Introducing the Tube Amp Doctor 12AU7A / ECC82 Premium (Balanced) Preamplifier Tube

The Tube Amp Doctor 12AU7A / ECC82 Premium (Balanced) Preamplifier Tube sets the bar for quality and performance in the audio landscape. It delivers a rich tone and superior stereo audio, striking the perfect balance between the two. This tube is meticulously designed with robust systems, ensuring two perfectly balanced and symmetrical triodes. Its attention to detail, quality, consistency, and efficiency make it the ideal choice for stereo audio applications and as a balanced driver.

This premium preamp tube effortlessly replaces models like the 6N10, 6189W, and 5814A, guaranteeing an effortless transition and integration into your audio setup. Each tube undergoes a rigorous selection process and various tests to ensure low noise production, microphonic attributes, gain levels, sonic characteristics, shock resistance, and most significantly, balanced output levels. The matching in pairs principle ensures characteristically identical systems that exhibit an identical gain, making them highly recommended for top-notch Hi-Fi systems.

All TAD Premium Selected/Highgrade tubes come with a 6-month warranty, guaranteeing outstanding compliance with quality criteria. Not only does this tube meet, but it far surpasses RohS specifications, showcasing its remarkable craftsmanship.

With its electrical heater voltage supporting both series and parallel operations and an unrestricted operating position, this tube offers unparalleled flexibility. Its compact design with small base and conventional cooling ensures efficient usage without compromising performance. It boasts an impressive plate voltage and a 20mA DC cathode current, taking power amplifying to a whole new level.

Features:

  1. Superior Sound Quality: The dual symmetrical triodes deliver a rich, well-balanced tone, making it an ideal choice for stereo audio applications.
  2. Versatile Application: Perfect as a balanced driver, it replaces models like 6N10, 6189W, and 5814A, enabling smooth integration into your audio setup.
  3. Rigorous Selection Process: Each Premium Selected tube undergoes stringent tests for low noise, microphonic attributes, gain levels, sonic characteristics, shock resistance, and balanced output levels.
  4. Balanced Output: The matching in pairs principle ensures two identical systems, making these tubes ideal for high-end Hi-Fi systems.
  5. Guarantee of Quality: All TAD Premium Selected tubes come with a 6-month warranty, asserting compliance with superior quality standards.
  6. Unparalleled Flexibility: The option of unrestricted operating position and series as well as parallel operation gives you the freedom to tailor your audio setup to your specific needs.
  7. Compact Design: The compact design allows for efficient use of space without compromising performance.

Benefits:

  1. Enhanced Listening Experience: The perfect balance between rich tone and superior stereo audio upgrades your listening experience to a different level.
  2. Seamless Replacement: Easy replacement with existing models ensures an effortless upgrade to your system.
  3. Assured Performance: Passing through rigorous tests before selection assures superior performance and reliability.
  4. Thoroughly Matched Systems: The careful matching in pairs guarantees uniform performance across the system, contributing to an outstanding Hi-Fi experience.
  5. Peace of Mind: The 6-month warranty provides assurance about the durability and quality of the product.
  6. Adaptable Operations: The option of unrestricted operating position and series as well as parallel operation gives you the freedom to tailor your audio setup to your specific needs.
  7. Space-Saving: The compact design of the product allows for efficient use of space without compromising performance.
Specification Detail
Product Information Rich tone, perfect for stereo audio applications and balanced driver. Replaces 6N10, 6189W, 5814A etc.
Quality Assurance All preamp tubes are Premium Selected and have passed multiple quality tests. They are guaranteed for a period of 6 months.
Electrical Specifications Heater Voltage - 12.6V (Series), 6.3V (Parallel); Current - 0.15 (Series), 0.3 (Parallel); Cathode-to-heater potential, max - 180V; Grid to plate - 1.4pF; Grid to cathode - 1.8pF; Grid to heater - 0.2pF; Plate to cathode - 0.3pF
Mechanical Specifications Operating position - Any; Base - E9-1, small buton 9-pin; Dimensions - 57mm(Height), 50mm(Seated Height), 22.7mm(Diameter); Cooling - Conventional; Approximate net weight - 13g
AF Power Amplifier Maximum Ratings DC plate voltage - 330V; Positive DC grid voltage - 0V; Negative DC grid voltage - -100V; DC cathode current - 20mA; Plate dissipation - 2.75W; Bulb temperature (surface hottest point) - 200 degrees Celsius
Compliance RohS Compliant

Shroud yourself in the beauty of unadulterated sound, resonating with purity and flawlessness, as the Tube Amp Doctor 12AU7A / ECC82 Premium (Balanced) Preamplifier Tube redefines your perspective on audio. This extraordinary blend of efficiency, sophistication, and technological prowess is more than just a product - it's a testament to relentless innovation, painstaking attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to quality. Infuse a touch of supremacy to your audio journey with this peerless tube, an absolute must for any audiophile seeking acoustic excellence. At the Audio Tailor, we promise not just stellar products, but a remarkable musical experience. Get your Tube Amp Doctor today, and witness the enchanting interplay of precision, power, and performance. Amplify your audio world - because with the Tube Amp Doctor, every note matters and every sound tells a story.

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Specification Detail
Product Information Rich tone, perfect for stereo audio applications and balanced driver. Replaces 6N10, 6189W, 5814A etc.
Quality Assurance All preamp tubes are Premium Selected and have passed multiple quality tests. They are guaranteed for a period of 6 months.
Electrical Specifications Heater Voltage - 12.6V (Series), 6.3V (Parallel); Current - 0.15 (Series), 0.3 (Parallel); Cathode-to-heater potential, max - 180V; Grid to plate - 1.4pF; Grid to cathode - 1.8pF; Grid to heater - 0.2pF; Plate to cathode - 0.3pF
Mechanical Specifications Operating position - Any; Base - E9-1, small buton 9-pin; Dimensions - 57mm(Height), 50mm(Seated Height), 22.7mm(Diameter); Cooling - Conventional; Approximate net weight - 13g
AF Power Amplifier Maximum Ratings DC plate voltage - 330V; Positive DC grid voltage - 0V; Negative DC grid voltage - -100V; DC cathode current - 20mA; Plate dissipation - 2.75W; Bulb temperature (surface hottest point) - 200 degrees Celsius
Compliance RohS Compliant

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