Tube Shootout - RCA Black Plate vs Mullard MC1

1:25 RCA Black Plate (USA 1958) 1:35 Mullard MC1 (British 1957) Example 2: 1:45 RCA Black Plate (USA 1958) 1:58 Mullard MC1 (British 1957) Example 3: 2:09 RCA Black Plate (USA 1958) 2:21 Mullard MC1 (British 1957) A tube shootout using the Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2 with two sets of tubes. This is a short comparison of the tubes with audio examples. It's meant to let you A/B test the same audio through each tube easily. You can see the whole gear list below. I recorded three songs through my phono set up with no additional processing. All tubes are 12AX7 / ECC83 type. All have been burned in and tested in good condition. Turntable: Rega Planar 6 + Technics SP-1200MK2 Cartridge: Ortofon MC-3 Turbo Phono Stage: Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2 Tubes: 1957 Mullard MC1 Long Plate Square Getter (British) 1958 RCA Black Plate D Getter (USA) Herbie's Audio Lab - Stabilizer - III Turntable Mat: Herbie's Audio Lab - Way Excellent II Turntable Mat Interface: UAD Apollo Twin X - Recorded 24 bit / 48K Output: 1080/60p with Apple Lossless Audio 16 bit / 44.1K No additional audio processing