[Waverley ARS] Got any old 4 pin Western Electric 274A rectifier valves - now worth over $1000

[Eddie Hanham]

Dear Simon,

Not sure "Audiophools" are sending up the price of the WE 274A, 
because full wave rectifiers don't affect the audio quality, but 
maybe collectors are more interested.

Can't understand why they are paying so much when you can buy them 
from Western Electric for $US500 see:

http://www.westernelectric.com/pricing.asp

Note the 308B sells for $US2000, and for the "audiophools" one can 
buy the "KT88-8 gold lion matched octet" audio output tubes for 
$US3500 or $438 per tube. Boy they must produce really good audio at 
that price!!

Eddie
VK2BEH

> Eddie
> 
> The 274A is basically a beefed up 80 (buy for $5-10). Must be the 
> Audiophools bidding since they will pay well over the odds for deemed 
> "top" brands and types which give "better sound" that can only be 
> detected by a few human ears, never by instruments.
> 
> 73 Simon
> 
> Eddie Hanham wrote:
> > Can't believe the prices for 274A Rectifiers circa 1927:
> >
> >   
> 
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