Wondering what tubes to replace the stock tubes with? Any recommendations greatly appreciated. I really like sound of this little integrated. I have already replaced the pc with a TG audio pc.
i had a 302b, modified by Partsconnexion, and liked the winged C El34 in combination with Mullard NOS 12ax7 and 12at7 the best. also tried svetlana, electro harmonic and the stock Chinese tubes in the el34, 12ax7 and 12at7 positions in all of the various combinations. IMHO, the winged c and Mullard combination retained much of the el34 characteristic midrange "sweetness" but with better "defined" LF and HF.
you can find a matched quad of svetlana SED winged c 6ca7 (el34) at http://stores.ebay.com/SRS-Webstore_Precision-Matched-Tubes_W0QQssPageNameZVIStoreHeaderLinksQQtZkm? for a decent price. they sell mainly to guitarists. lots of other sites sell them but i found them all to be a bit more expensive.
I replaced the power tubes with New Sensor "Mullard" matched EL34s from The Tube Store. Also I replaced the 12AX7s and 12AT7s with JJ Teslas. I am also able to get these to bias right on at 40mV.
The overall dynamics, clarity and extension were noticeably improved.
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