Originally Posted by
realestvin7
Tange Prestige was top of the tier and Infinity was lower end. Not the lowest though, and still a dang good tube set. It was also made in Japan, not Taiwan.
Tange's cr-mo tube sets, in descending order were Prestige (I know, it's not REALLY 4130), Champion, and Infinity. Infinity was a relatively heavy-gauge, seamed, butted tube set. Kinda like Reynolds 501. IIRC, that is.
And FWIW, the numbers on Champion tube sets (Champion #1, #2, etc) refer strictly to the wall thickness, not quality - at least 'til you get down to #5 (or was it #4?), where it goes from double-butted to plain gauge. In the butted sets, lower # = thinner walls.
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