ECC83 MG Gold Pin (12AX7)
Price range: $37.00 through $41.50
The Gold Pin JJ ECC83MG is designed to be a premium version of the original ECC83MG. The internal components go through additional selection and processing during assembly. After working directly with these tubes we can confirm they do test more consistently and sound noticeably different than the original JJ ECC83MG. The Gold Pin tubes have a very open and lush character. When overdriven they have a very smooth and singing tone that’s less gritty and less aggressive than the original ECC83MG.
The ECC83MG is a little more polite than the JJ ECC83S which is pretty aggressive. Tonally it fits very nicely right between the JJ ECC83S and JJ ECC803S.
All our preamp tubes are stringently tested for noise and microphonics using Amplitrex testers driving an external amp. There is no extra charge for low noise and microphonics testing like with other tube vendors. If a tube does not pass our strict performance criteria it’s tossed or sent back to JJ Electronic for evaluation.