For The 70th Anniversary His Holiness The Patriarch Of Moscow And All Rus' Pimen Melodiya Records

For The 70th Anniversary His Holiness The Patriarch Of Moscow And All Rus' Pimen Melodiya RecordsI just cleaned this two LP set on my VPI 16. 5 record cleaner and then played it on my Rega Planar 1. Please rely on the pictures as to the true content of these albums as my Russian is worse than poor. MOST FORMS OF SHIPPING EXCEPT MEDIA MAIL ARE AUTOMATICALLY INSURED UP TO $100. ETSY PURCHASE PROTECTION COVERS ITEMS UP TO $250 IN VALUE. IF AN ITEM IS MARKED "DELIVERED," AND YOU HAVE NOT ACTUALLY RECEIVED IT, THE FIRST STEP IS FOR YOU TO CONSULT YOUR

This pressing has light surface noise audible only in quiet passages

PETTY AND DRACONONIAN GERMAN PACKAGING REGULATIONS -- AND THE SEVERE FINES AND PRIVACY INTRUSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM -- WE NO LONGER SHIP TO GERMAN ADDRESSES

(New US-made 6V6s typically test with plate current from the mid-teens to mid-thirties with transconductance from 2300 micromhos or so

new in box RCA 6T4 tubes tested to spec on our Paul Hart-calibrated TV7/U

Transconductance readings are 30

These nine Sylvania 6AU6 / 6AU6A were tested on our Paul Hart-calibrated TV7/U for shorts

63 and 68 where minimum (65%) is 46

44 and 48 where minimum (65%) is 32 and 100% is 49

This pair of Raytheon 7189 (6BQ5 / EL84) output tubes was tested on our Maxi-Matcher 2 for shorts

Tube One has some oxide flaking

Tube Eight: 37

It sounds very good with only an occasional click and pop