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2a3 Tube Question

I'm considering a Cary 2a3 amp. Can I roll ANY RCA tube? I throught I remembered reading something about some of the older RCA Single or Mono plates being incompatible but I can't recall the technical reasons.

Thanx.

PS Besides the RCA, any other recommendations? thanx
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pawlowski6132 OP
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Audiofeil, I hear ya but, how do they sound?

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audiofeil
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Sorry can't help you. All the 2A3 amps I've heard have used contemporary tubes i.e. KR, Sophia, et. al.
larryi
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I have, and occasionally use, dual plate RCA and Cunninghams. They are, in my application, and for my taste, better than the Sovtek, but not quite as good as the EML meshplates -- good top end extension but a touch dry and analytical and lean in the midbass.

I have heard single-plate RCAs and they are fantastic, but they are much more expensive than even the EML tubes.

I just got today the JJ 2a3. I will see how those sound tonight.
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