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NOTE: IF YOU OWN AN YAQIN TUBE BUFFER (OR ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT) THAT USES 6J1 TUBES YOU NEED THESE TUBES FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE.

NOTE: WE HAVE SOME OF THESE WITH BLACK PLATES AND WITH GRAY PLATES. IF YOU SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF PLATES YOU PREFER, WE WILL TRY TO HONOR YOUR REQUEST, IF WE HAVE A MATCHED PAIR WITH THE PLATE TYPE YOU PREFER.  HOWEVER WE CANNOT ALWAYS FULFILL THOSE REQUESTS, IT DEPENDS ON OUR STOCK.

NOTE: THESE ARE NOS RCA 6AK5 TUBES, AND WILL IMPROVE THE SOUND OF ANY EQUIPMENT USING 6J1 TUBES, INCLUDING YAQIN.

 

I received a small quantity of these NOS RCA tubes and we are offering these excellent tubes in MATCHED PAIRS to our eBay customers.

 

BONUS: The winner of this auction will receive as a free bonus, a set of four of my High Density Silicone Vacuum Tube Dampers.  Please see the photo below and my other auctions for information on this exciting product as well as for other damper sizes available.

 

This is an auction for a BRAND NEW MATCHED PAIR OF US MADE NOS RCA 6AK5 TUBES.  These NOS 6AK5 tubes are the US equivalent to a Chinese 6J1 and a European EF95 a well as a 5654 tube.  These tubes were U.S. manufactured and are supplied in their original boxes.  Each tube has been tested on our Calibrated TV7D/U tube tester to insure excellent performance.

 

Please email me using the eBay "Ask Seller a Question" link with any questions.

 

Audiophile Cyrus Willingham. of The Philippines emailed me the about these RCA 6AK5 tubes as well as my High Density Vacuum Tube Dampers (A free set of four of these dampers will be included with the purchase of this pair of tubes.  Please see my other auctions for more dampers):

 

"Sandy, I wanted to let you know that my Yaqin Tube Buffer never sounded better!  The weak link was the Chinese 6J1 tubes.  Your NOS RCA matched pair made a world of difference.  I was almost ready to give up on this unit, but when I installed your RCA tubes and the dampers, this will remain a permanent part of my audio setup.  Thanks again!  Cyrus Willingham, Manila, The Philipines

 

 

Audiophile Dan P. of the UK emailed me the about my High Density Vacuum Tube Dampers that I included with a set of 6922 tubes for his headphone amp. Our dampers will be equally as efficient on these 6AK5 tubes. (A free set of four of these dampers will be included with the purchase of this pair of 6AK5 tubes.  Please see my other auctions for 18 different sizes and types dampers):

 

"Hi Sandy, Just a quick email to say thank you!  The packaging was really good and everything arrived in mint condition. I'm impressed with how quick the valves arrived from America... Such a warm and full bodied sound!  I had never previously used the tube dampers, but they do seem to stop feedback through the tubes.  How many more of the valves do you have? Do you get them often?

 

Thank you for the Valves and tube dampers!"

 

Dan P., Brierley Hill, West Midlands, UK

 

Below is Dan's photo of his X-Can V3 with my JAN Philips 6922 tubes installed along with my High Density Vacuum Tube Dampers:

 

 

I also have these dampers available on eBay separately in ten different sizes/styles to fit almost all vacuum tubes.  As an audiophile, you may find it interesting to read what well respected audiophile and frequent audio reviewer, Lok Lowe., of Australia writes about these dampers:

 

"If I was to make an overall general comment on the improvements gained from these dampers, I would say that any well recorded musical instrument that is either percussion or string will see improved clarity or detail of the notes being played.  In my case with using a valve headphone amplifier, I also noticed in various tracks that the soundstage became a little wider as well."  Lok Lowe., Brisbane, Australia  

 

Feel free to check my feedback and bid with confidence. Please email with any questions before bidding. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express through PayPal.  We reserve the right to reject bids from those with negative or hidden feedback. If you fall into this category, please email before bidding! We also reserve the right to declare this auction null and void if eBay is not accessible during the last three hours of this auction.

SHIPPING COSTS-DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL

(Effective Jan. 17, 2016)

SPECIAL NOTE ON SHIPPING COSTS: I ship within the US via First Class Package .  My actual out-of-pocket cost to ship even one tube within the US is $3.25 plus an additional expense for the private shipping Insurance plus the Delivery Confirmation Number (that will be uploaded to your eBay account).   I then need to carefully pack the tubes, make out the shipping label and Delivery Confirmation form and wait in line at the post office to ship.  I am certainly not making a profit on shipping these tubes.

VERY FAST domestic shipping and insurance for the 1st pair of tubes, using USPS First Class Parcel Mail with Delivery Confirmation and extremely careful packing is $3.99 within the US including Alaska and Hawaii.  Insured Priority Mail shipping to Puerto Rico and Hawaii is also $3.99. Extra matched pairs shipped together are 41.00 for each extra additional pairs for shipping within the US.  98% of our items are shipped the same day or next business day after payment is received.

International Shipping Option would be USPS First Class Mail International (4-7 days transit time)  Insurance is NOT available with First Class Mail International but the cost is $15.55 and this cost includes the additional time required to fill out the customs forms.   Again, extra pairs shipped internationally together in the same package via Airmail Letter Post cost only $2.00 extra for each additional pair.

IMPORTANT SAVINGS SAVINGS ON SHIPPING COSTS:  If purchasing multiple items, please email me at the end of this auction and I will also combine shipping on mulitple items to help offset the cost of Express Mail International.

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IMPORTANT: I have a special favor to ask of our buyers:  eBay has a new rating system called Detailed Seller Ratings or DSRs. It's those little stars you click on when you leave feedback.  

 

Here is the problem, and therefore the favor that we ask:  When you give 4 stars, it may seem like a great score, for instance 4 stars in Shipping Time means "Quickly�  eBay, HOWEVER CONSIDERS 4 **** A SUB PAR MARK!!!  WE ARE ACTUALLY PENALIZED WITH HIGHER EbAY FEES IF WE GET 4 STAR RATINGS INSTEAD OF 5 ***** RATINGS!

 

eBay standards require sellers to maintain 4.8 & above or be penalized with higher fees & more.

 

And when rating us for "Shipping and Handling Charges" we ask that you please consider that we pay that insurance service is included that does not show in the postage cost on your package, so please consider that we have paid this additional shipping cost that is not visible on the postage on your package.

 

I strive for 5 star service by stating upfront my policies, my shipping rate & my shipping frequency.

 

If you were pleased with this transaction, please respond with all 5 stars!   If you are not, please let me know via email and I'll work to make it that way.  

 

Please help us work to make eBay an even greater community.  The more 5*Star ratings we earn, the lower our eBay fees are, thus enabling us to offer our items at the lowest costs possible.  We respectfully ask that you please take this into condideration when deciding if our services are excellent and how many "stars" to leave in your ratings.  eBay does not consider 4 "Stars" good enough to grant us a discount on the eBay fees to us, only 5 "Stars" is good enough! 

 

Thanks! Sandy & Barbara

 

 

ATTENTION:  ITALY / ITALIAN BIDDERS:
Due to NUMEROUS AND REPEATED problems with the speed of Italian Customs & Post Office, we cannot respond to questions about shipping via First Class International to Italy for SIX FULL WEEKS after the ship date.  If your item is being shipped to Italy via First Class Mail International, please do not email asking about delivery until 6 weeks have passed from the date of mailing.  We have had repeated problems with Customs in Italy and buyers in Italy then email us that they have not received their goods.  Then...after many emails back and forth during several weeks, the item always shows up.  This delay is not caused by us and even though we would love to help, there is truly NOTHING we can do about it.  It is the Italian Postal System & Italian Customs that are causing these delays!  Other sellers are simply refusing to sell to Italy.  We do not want to do that, although we will be forced to if there are consistent problems.  We sell many items to customers in Italy!  We love our many friends and customers in Italy!  You are WELCOME to bid on our items, but please understand and abide by these terms.  If you need your item sooner than 6 weeks, please ask us for the cost to ship via Express Mail International which takes about 8-10 days to Italy.  Thank you for your understanding!

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