The Art Tatum Legacy Olympic Records Stereo LP 7120

The Art Tatum Legacy Olympic Records Stereo LP 7120I just cleaned this double album on my VPI 16. 5 record cleaner and then played it on my Rega Planar Three. This is a historical record, originally recorded in 1939 on shellac. The pressing itself is very quiet and that is discerable between pieces. There are no technical faults with this pressing and any faults come from the source 78 records in this case. It is a faithful transfer of the 78 sources and, as such, sounds about as good as 78s ever do.

These three RCA 12SG7 tubes were tested on our Paul Hart-calibrated TV7/U for shorts

These three Sylvania 7J7s tested to spec on our Paul Hart-calibrated TV7/U

48 and 55 where minimum (65%) is 36 and 100% is 55

These four GE 6X8A tubes tested to spec on our Paul Hart-calibrated TV7/U

Tube One drew 21 milliamps' plate current while Tube Two drew 22

They measured 62 and 76 where minimum (65%) is 46 and 100% is 71

new in box milspec / industrial RCA 6AB7 / JAN-CRC-6AB7 / VT-176 / 1853 tubes tested to spec on our Paul Hart-calibrated TV7/U

I have played them in my Musical Paradise 301 MK 3 with adapters (not included) as 6SJ7 substitutes and they sound excellent -- airy with excellent dynamics and signal bandwidth

Hytron-MANUFACTURED

excellent silkscreening and 312 639 provenance/date codes

There were no shorts or gas and they measured as follows (from left to right

This tube is built like a tank and in great shape as well