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JJ Tesla Cryo / 5Y3GT/5Y3S-JJ TESLA CRYO
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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.
All prices contained on this page are exclusive of VAT. This is currently charged at 20% and is payable by the UK only.
Watford Valves has cryogenically treated some of the more popular and best sounding JJ electronic formally known as Tesla valves. This process makes a permanent change and the benefits do not deteriorate over time or upon return to operating temperature, it changes the whole way the vacuum tube performs. The biggest benefits I have found have been a dramatic improvement in dynamic range. Bass response has been clearer with reduction in microphonics. The soundstage is bigger with more detail with a big reduction in the noise floor. The really most starling fact has been how the valve operates under saturated and overdriven conditions in guitar amplifiers. The distortion is smoother with less hardness and is musically pleasing to the ear.
Special Cryo Treated JJ 5Y3GTThe JJ 5Y3S is a modern designed rectifier that is a replacement for the classic American made 5Y3GT. The valve has a thick glass envelope and is very solidly constructed and is a suitable replacement in vintage and modern amplifiers.
The Cryo version of this valve was normally only available in our Cryo full upgrade kits. Due to customer requests we have now made this item available for purchase outside the full upgrade kits.
In many guitar amplifiers this valve was mainly used in American designs such as Fender and Mesa Boogie and replaces 5Y3, 5Y3GT, 5Y3GTA, 5Y3GTB
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