UK equivalent of AA5?

[colly0410]

Been reading up about the AA5. Did us lot over here have something similar? I know some AA5's were imported in UK with line cord dropper's that got hot & set curtains & carpets on fire...

[ppppenguin]

What's an AA5?

[Stockden]

What's an AA5?

All American 5

[boater sam]

Would a Bush DAC90 or DAC90A qualify?

[PerdioPal]

I think there is too much variation in basic mains sets, the standard four valve battery set are much more alike (straight off the Mullard reference design) than the mains ones. All British Four AB4? And there were AC/DC/Battery sets, then you will (may, some had selenium rectifiers) have five valves.

[decowoodie]

I'd have said the standard '4V+R' as stated on most service sheets would be the closest equivalent, but AFAIK the usa had so many more manufacturers of all sizes with multiple-valved leviathans that to have a simple set with the same 5 valves (with the odd variation) across many brands might seem more unusual to them and hence worth giving it a name. A 5-valve set in the uk has always been the most common type, hasn't it. 'All Mazda 5' or 'All Mullard 5' might be more descriptive in the uk unless we mean those octal-based late 40's sets that often used the american valve system (which I assume had been made popular by war production).