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12AX7 is a miniature high-mu (AKA high gain and high transconductance) twin triode. Each triode section has separate cathode
connections. 12AX7 was originally introduced in 1947 by RCA and was originally intended for voltage amplifier, phase inverter and multivibrator or oscillator application. After almost 60 years, 12AX7 still sees wide use in guitar amplifiers, audio amplifiers and ever growing
list of recording equipments.
Current Production:
12AX7 equivalent tubes are being produced at Reflektor, Ei, JJ and Chinese factories today. Current production 12AX7 on market today
are:

Sovtek 12AX7LPS
Sovtek 12AX7WA
Sovtek 12AX7WB
Sovtek 12AX7WC
TungSol 12AX7 Russian-Issue
Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH
Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH Gold
Shuguang 12Ax7C9
EI 12AX7 Silver Bullet
EI 12AX7 Elite Gold

Plug compatible variations

12AX7A/7025 - Lower filament hum

ECC83 - European Version
B339 - Marconi/GEC version
6EU7 - 6.3V filament version originally by GE
12AD7 - Fatter filament with lower hum
20EZ7 - Series filament 100mA
5751 - Aircraft/military and computer application
5751WA, 12AX7WA - Vibration resistant version of applicable types
6681, 7058, 7729 - Higher reliability mobile applications
6851 - Bendix aero space version of 5751
6057 - Brimar high reliability
E83CC - Philips/Siemens Special Quality version
ECC803S - Frame grid lower microphonic version
M8137 - Long plate version by Mullard
CV492, CV4004(M8137), CV4017(5751), CV8156, CV8222, CV8312, CV10319 - Various British CV versions

Other variations of 12AX7:

6AV6 - Has one unit of 12AX7 with diodes

6DR4 - Half of 12AX7
6BK11, 6K11, 6Q11 - Compactron versions
6C10 - 3 x halves of 12AX7
5755/WE420A - Very low frequency/DC amplification version by WE and others. Super low microphony.
ECC83M - 6.3V only version with shield like 6DJ8
6CC41 - Variation by Tesla
6N2P - Russian copy
12AK7 - 12.6V only version by TungSol
ECC808 - Valvo super quiet version with filament and grid shields. Often found in vintage Telefunken equipment
E283CC - With shields like ECC808, frame grid like ECC803S The ultimate low noise 12AX7

Source: BOI Audio Works

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