Electro-Harmonix 12AY7 Looking for a good, reliable, current production 12AY7? Here it is! Made in Russia. Very quiet, transparent, detailed. Platinum grade - The best of the best. Lowest noise and microphony with the tightest triode balance we have available. This is typically 10% or tighter, but may be higher depending on available stock. Gold grade - Low noise and microphonics with a triode balance typically between 15% and 20%, but may be higher depending on available stock. Driver grade - Lowest noise but not the lowest in microphony. Triode balance will be similar to Gold grade.This grade is only suitable for use in the driver stage of an amplifier, or the output/buffer stage of a DAC or CD Player. If you have a preamp or phonostage, you need at least Gold grade. Click here for a more in depth discussion on how we grade tubes.
