re-tubing CJ LP70s

I have tried a variety of 6550 varients in my CJ PR 8A's from EH, Svetlana, NOS Tungsols and others and for the price, sound, and reliability the SED Winged Cs are my tube of choice as of a lot of other Audiogoners.

"...3D, liquid, sweet mids..." - not the 6550's strong suit; EL34, yes.

After the NOS GE6550A - CJ ran out of 'em during the middle of Premier 12 production - I'm with Bbro and SED Winged C 6550C.

Regarding the 6DJ8/6922/7308 driver - here's a good opportunity to have some fun tube rolling. I've yet to hear a contemporary member of this family that meets up with any of the better NOS. Amperex Orange Globes are a safe choice. From current tubes, the Electro Harmonix 6922 is worthy and inexpensive.

Thanks to you all.

For the 5751, there are many variations. I was looking at eBay, MDS, can you please elaborate which one it is? i know the 3 mica ones are the one to look for. then the black plate ... then I get confused.

The NOS tungsol is so $$$, that's completely out of the question. I will definitely go with the Winged Cs.

just a side question, how do you determine if an amp is underpowered for the speaker by listening?

Keshui
You could try the GE 5751 tripple mica or RCA 5751 tripple mica either black plate or gray. I have the black plate but not sure if the gray plate sounds a lot different. A matched pair of these are typically less than the 12AX7 tubes. These are not too hard to find in a matched pair. You might check to see what the gain blocks are set on the Calypso and lower the gain if the tubes are noisy.

My choices for what you want
1. Amperex 12Ax7 "D" Getter
combined with
Amperex 7308 White Label Holland
Amperex 6922 PQ " " " US
Seimans EI88CC
2. Amperex 12AX7 Halo Getter White or Orange
Amperex 7308 PQ White Label US or USN-CES 6922
Seimans EI88CC
3.Mullard CV 4004
Amperex 6922 PQ White or Orange
Amperex 7308 PQ Holland