Tube Sound Comparison - Mullard VS. Tungsram ECC83/12AX7

Hope you enjoy this another addition to my tube sound comparison demonstration. I like both Mullard and Tungsram tubes and they both work amazing in my Bogner amp. Hope you enjoy, if so give it a like and subcribe! :)
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[@quantumkettlebells4384]

That Tungsram is beautiful. Nice attack, perfect bloom. The Mullard (although accurate) seems a little overly compressed. Nice playing! I like that riff buddy!

[@jm_1214]

I've done this comparison many times on many systems and the Mullard is king. Shame they are so expensive. Once you hear them, You won't like your equipment any longer without them

[@Thewatcherinthering336]

Both sound great! But I kinda lean towards tungsram

[@PGHJR002]

Mullard has a deeper tone and more gain, where Tungsram has what I hear as more detail in the upper midrange and maybe a little noisier.

[@ruidedavid4539]

Very good explanation! TKS.

[@LosFicosMusic]

EXCELLENT WORK

[@RRickenbacker]

Great video. I like the Tungsram better clean and the Mullards better dirty. I still have not made time to watch all of your videos but I plan to. Thanks!

[@michaelgriffin5304]

From someone who has used a ton of Mullards, they have this crazy 3D mid definition and punch that is nuts. You can crank them into gain and they are just smooth and vocal. Love them! I didn't think I liked a tube better until I found a very early RCA blackplate. The lows, mids, and highs with the early blackplate are not like the RCAs produced after it. They have very defined sound that is closer to a Euro style tube. Thanks for the demo! I recently grabbed a Heerlen (Holland Mullard) that sounds really nice! Try out CBS/Hytron Long Grey plates- kinda like a mix between an RCA and a Mullard, defined lows and nice mids with clear, sweet highs too!

[@Johnsormani]

I worked at Philips Netherlands when I was young in 1984 and they were selling out all of the tubes they had in their company store ( employees only) . I picked up ( for little money) three miniwatt ecc83’s and two EL34’s for my Marshall JMP as spares . I never used them and I still have these after 40 years . The JMP is also still here with its original Mullard tubes. I should have bought all the tubes they had back then, but if I remember correctly there were not too many ecc83 and el34’s there anyway.

[@markh.6606]

I liked the Mullards better for the detail on the clean playing , but the mid punch the Tungsram have had better punch for the rock riff...great riffs and video!

[@Radio478]

Great video thanks from England

[@jairobotero3266]

Excelente vídeo

[@pongmaster123]

cool channel. i have around 500 vintage ecc83😵‍💫 i'm in the process of testing them with a neuberger rpm375.

[@bradnelson2637]

The Mullards on clean sounded to my ears, like they had more chime….just ordered some for my Fender Pro Jr III

[@zbaby82]

The Mullard sounds better. I base this on the overdrive riffs. Nice playing. And a good video.

[@Ruddigore]

Both are great, but if I was forced to choose I would opt for the Tungsram.

[@yaniv-nos-tubes]

great video as always.

[@gregj.gotham4402]

I’ll stick with RCA black plates from the late 50’s - 60’s NOS with D shape getter with copper stress rods. Burned in for 24 hrs then thoroughly matched.

[@insanetubegain]

In a live situation, setting in the mix, the subtle difference in tone will be mute, and either brand will work just fine. However It would possibly make a difference in certain studio recording situations, such as this one. That said, I do appreciate the tone comparison test, and the way you performed it, good job.

[@naradaian]

I agree with your comments exactedly but once the more complex music began the tungsram was a liitle more confident or upfront....sadly i only have 12's now not EC's