Far as I know, the RF Parts Tubes and the Taylors are made side by side in
China. The RF Parts
tubes have a prorated second year on the warranty, the Taylors only have 1 year
limited warranty.
I bought the RF Parts brand because A) Better warranty for a few $$$ more, and
B) There just MIGHT
be a reason they offer a better warranty (Cherry picked, better
testing/manufacturing processes,
etc... Who knows??).
Either way, looks like the overwhelming majority says RF Parts, so there you
go!! I'd buy 'em
again!!
Joe,
N3JI
--- Phil Clements <philk5pc@tyler.net> wrote:
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Best place/type 3-500Z tube ?
>
>
> > I believe Taylor may not make the RF Parts house brand. I spoke with an
> > engineer there a couple of years ago when retubing my SB-220 and he
> strongly
> > recommended the RF Parts branded tubes. They cost perhaps $10 more. They
> > appear in the list just above the Taylor tubes. I got the RF Parts tubes
> > and they are great! I know nothing more about the Taylor tubes. It may
> be
> > that they are all the same except that the warranty may differ. It is
> worth
> > a phone call to RF Parts as they are people that will talk with you AND
> > LISTEN.
> >
> > 73, Mike N4NT
>
> And they also honestly share their experiences with warranty replacement.
> I would gladly pay a few bucks more to get the brand that has the fewest
> warranty failures. The folks at RF Parts are like Fox News...they report,
> you decide!
>
> (((73)))
> Phil, K5PC
>
>
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