Hi Guys, I am going to be tube rolling very soon with my Primaluna Evo 300 Pre-amp & Primaluna Evo 400 Power amp, Has anyone tried the new Brimar CV4003 / 12AU7 / 6189 for the gain tubes and the TAD KT88’s- STR Redbase for the power tubes ?
Veerossi. What power tubes are you using with the Gold Lion 12au7s. Which Primaluna do you have and would you say the sound is close to a SET or maybe even a 300b amp?
The NOS Brimar CV4003 has a moderate amount of warmth with extension up top and in the bass. Not as warm as Mullard, but is more detailed. I’ve used them in preamp gain stages and also in my amps.
Brent Jesse is a great dealer, but the CV4003s from Upscale are low noise and have lasted for years. Just so there's no confusion with other tubes, these have box-plates.
Brent Jesse’s site is a fantastic resource of information. When you want a little info on a tube’s characteristic sound it’s there. He himself has always been helpful to me in finding uncommon tubes that he didn’t even know existed.
whenever somebody asks me what a certain tube sounds like I tell them to look up his site.
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