Thinking about a tube roll to Brimar or Telefunken

I prefer the Telefunken 12AX7 to all others but getting quiet ones is becoming more and more difficult.

For 6922, favorites are Telefunken 6DJ8 and Mullard gold pin 6922 (preferably Mullard with white dot on top).

Other tubes for 6922 position that you may or may not like but are excellent quality is the Amperex US Military CEP 7308. This tube is "dryer" sounding and (maybe) more accurate on top frequencies than the Mullard but not as pretty sounding.

Of course lots depends on your personal taste, choice of amplifier and speakers and even room acoustics. The Sovtek is surprisingly good, especially after being hand selected by Jim at Aesthetix.

Good Telefunkens that are graded and guaranteed by a reputable tube dealer will probably cost $125.00 each (possibly more). The Mullards I have not seen for sale in a while and the Amperex are all over the place in price.

I did answer your email but thought I would post here as well. Hope it helps you with your Aesthetix. Great gear !

Thank you Albertporter for the experienced insight. It is invaluable. I feel probably, the hunt is now on for a hand full of Tele's and yes, I also find Aesthetix to be great gear. Combined with Ralph's Atma-Sphere OTL power amps the results are truly magical. It makes me wonder how either of these kind gentleman of audio can keep any of their gear on the shelves. Bravo!

I'm with Albert on this one. I find the Telefunken to be the best I've used and I have tried the Brimar. Brandon at tube world has been a great resource to me. I am NOT a tube expert by any stretch of the imagination. He has helped educate me (I still know very little) and has the best customer service imagineable. In fact, I bought Brimars from him for my phono stage. They were good, but I didn't like them. The highs were not natural sounding to me. He took them back and sent me the Telefunken--which I loved.

Thank you Rives. Tele's seem to be the thing!