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Last one of 3 Siemens 6922 E88CC RCA tube has failed in less than 300 hours (started hiss in the mids on both channels). I haven't seen anyone complaining therefore I am suspecting there maybe something wrong with my unit and perhaps the best is to send it to CJ to check it out.

Thanks Joeinid,

I had 4 Gold Lions failed on me in a span of 6 months. I believe there is too much gain and the tubes can handle it. I am glad you mention Gold Lions, until I find a solution I will try Gold Lions as they sound pretty good and they are affordable.

Thanks again

Cheers

Rusty

Hi, I bought my ET3 SE about 12 months ago, sounds great in my system especially after it had broken in. I have one issue though, I have been thru many tubes due to failures. These tubes were some NOS (Telefunken, Siemens) and some New Tubes such as Genalex Gold Lion, all bought from reputable tube ...