# What's in the box!

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**Created:** [June 28, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765 "2018-06-28T20:27:59Z")\
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Two humble vintage 12AU7 long plate tubes: Ken-Rad and GE

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These are for assessing the potential of the ultra-cheap Bravo Audio V2 – as discussed here;

> [@Bring Back Your Dead](https://forum.headphones.com/t/bring-back-your-dead/6439):
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> This thread is to discuss your current opinions and experiences with your oldest and crustiest gear. How have you grown? Have you learned anything? Do you still like your starter equipment? Are you embarrassed by it? Make the dead sing and dance again: [[Beetlejuice - Day-o (Banana Boat Song)] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXVHITd1N4) A few weeks ago I dropped $9 on a new power supply for my Bravo Audio V2. I hadn’t used for a long time because the factory power supplied died. This was my first tube headphone amp (and …

Both tubes work. Both tubes are superior to the factory unbranded Chinese short plate 12AU7 or (nearly identical) Groove Tubes short plate 12AU7. Evaluation in progress.

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