To me these are 100% identical, but I am not expert, so thats why I need your critical / professional opinion please.

THX

Sylvania GOLD BRAND

National Electronics

It shouldn't be at all surprising to find tubes that appear to simply be rebranded. It happened all the time and Sylvania appears to be one of the manufacturers that did a lot of the supplying of tubes to be rebranded.

Well, I know that. Maybe I wasnt clear enough, sorry. I came those National Electronics across and wonder if they are just rebranded Gold Brand Sylvania's, cos the price differences are just double high for Gold one.

THX

It shouldn't be at all surprising to find tubes that appear to simply be rebranded. It happened all the time and Sylvania appears to be one of the manufacturers that did a lot of the supplying of tubes to be rebranded.

We'd need a different angle of the sylvania to know for sure if the NE's are just rebranded sylvania's. Wouldn't surprise me if they were.

I just can not get any better one, so far, so I am not sure if this a real Gold one, seems to be

I am waiting for some pics from the guy who own GOLD BRAND to, so if I get it, I will post it direct after, but for now only this, sorry...

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Lets just assume it is. Get the cheaper ones know they are the same and be perfectly content

... be perfectly content

But where's the fun in that? Obsessing is the secret sauce.

But where's the fun in that? Obsessing is the secret sauce.

That would be the expensive sauce.

IMO there's a big difference in the quality of the solderings at the tips of the pins. The Sylvanias look cleaner and smoother.

Rgrds