I have a cheaper 845 amp that came with stock Chinese tubes from the early 2000s. I wasn't impressed with the sound so I bought Psvanes. I don't know yet if it will make a difference. My options were very limited I wasn't going to spend thousands of dollars on vintage Western tubes. I'll let you know if the new tubes make a difference. I would have bought Russian Gold Lions if they were available. I've enjoyed their small signal and power tubes (KT-77s and KT-88s).Vintage tubes had conferred an advantage in sound quality a nd I bought many of them. I have a fairly large collection (In my own estimation) I have been testing them recently and found many with marginal emissions or other more serious problems like shorts etc. The open market for vintage tubes was a crap shoot. Now I only buy from respected dealers who thoroughly test their tubes. I don't sell as a rule but if I would be open and tell the buyer as much as I know.
Best Tubes on Market today?
I'd like to upgrade tubes on my Mastersound Compact 845 SET.
I'm getting a loud buzzing noise from both channels at listening position which I find extremely annoying.
My current tubes are Shuguang 845C (cheap Chinese electron). Pre amp tubes are Tungsram ECC82 and driver tubes 6SN7 EH. Probably all cheap stock tubes. I Love the the sweet sound but noise level is unacceptable. Also very audible transformer noise, but I doubt there is a fix for that. Are there other ways to minimize tube/transformer noise?
What are the most reliable aforementioned tubes out there and what is the best place to get them?
Upscale audio seems to have quite a selection. PSVANE was also recommended by some.
I would prefer not to spend more than $600 on 845 tubes and hoping for reliable clean sounding tubes all around.
I also have C2600 preamp with stock tubes. Any advice on those?
I'm getting a loud buzzing noise from both channels at listening position which I find extremely annoying.
My current tubes are Shuguang 845C (cheap Chinese electron). Pre amp tubes are Tungsram ECC82 and driver tubes 6SN7 EH. Probably all cheap stock tubes. I Love the the sweet sound but noise level is unacceptable. Also very audible transformer noise, but I doubt there is a fix for that. Are there other ways to minimize tube/transformer noise?
What are the most reliable aforementioned tubes out there and what is the best place to get them?
Upscale audio seems to have quite a selection. PSVANE was also recommended by some.
I would prefer not to spend more than $600 on 845 tubes and hoping for reliable clean sounding tubes all around.
I also have C2600 preamp with stock tubes. Any advice on those?
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