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Philips / EF86-PHILIPS DARIO
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All prices contained on this page are exclusive of VAT. This is currently charged at 20% and is payable by the UK only.
Philips was founded by Frederik Philips and his son Gerard Philips in 1891 in Eindhoven in Holland.
They concentrated on mass production of incandescent lamps. By the end of the 1890s Philips & Co. is one of the largest producers in the Netherlands and, with 1,000 employees, the countrys largest industrial employer.
In 1928 Philips bought Mullard after a joint venture in vacuum tubes. Philips had been one of main originators with in the musical field. They invented the compact cassette and CD discs and also some of the great valve designs such as the EL34 and EL84.
If you are looking for one of the best sounding EF86 for Audio, Guitar or Tube microphones then you have found it with Philips Dario miniwatt EF86.Dario miniwatt was a trade name used by Philips and these are identical to the famous Amperex Bugle Boy EF86 that were sold under Philips North American Amperex brand. They have the famous mesh screen construction with centre round anode hole. Yellow miniwatt logo and were made in Philips plant in Holland and have the words Holland etch embossed in the glass.
Sonically the Dario valve is one of the best EF86 I have come across in all applications
This pentode is ideal in in tube microphone due to the valves very low noise and superbly balanced and detailed sound. For Vintage amplifiers it has the Classic sound that is sort after by Vox and Quads Owners and that is no surprise since Philips owned Mullard from 1926.
In indeed the Dutch made Philips EF86 have been label as their own brand by Siemens and Mullard due to their high quality.
So if you want that Classic EF86 sound then these are the real vintage NOS item
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