BTW, here are the US and European equivelent #s for these tubes. 6DJ8-ECC88, 6922-E88CC,CCa, 7308-E188CC, the E288CC european tubes are physically longer in length and have a longer life span. There are also US JAN and British CV military tubes as well.
What tubes to use for Audio Research SP-9 MkIII?
I have never opened the case on my AR SP-9 MkIII preamp. I called the guy who sold it to me and he says that it has Sovet6922 or called 6DJ8. A pair of Simens old new stock tubes 6922 made in Germany are for sale for $130 bucks...is the price of the Siemens tubes a good deal? Will the change in tubes make a significant improvement? I've never opened the case...how many tubes will I need? The AR users manual suggests leaving the preamp on all the time....how long will tubes last if the unit is always left on? Thanks,...Mitch
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