Tubes for the BAT VK5i

I've bought tubes here and had great service. Even had 2 go bad 6 months later and he replaced them free. Wasn't his fault and he really took care of me. I have 2 friends and between the 3 of us I've bet we've bought 2-3k worth of tubes from BWS. We've all been happy...

http://www.bws-tube.com/

Roland, check out Kevin @ Upscale Audio, I can't think of a better supplier of tubes. Very helpful and knowledgeable, Kevin will tell you exactly what you need.
Happy listening.........
David

I changed to amperex 7308 white label, and tungsol 5881, I spent $600, but the result was fenomenal, a impressive change in qaulity of sound, sweet and a full bass., some time I tried a inexpensive jan phlips 6922, but the result was poor. You can see that almost all bat vk5i woners recomend amperex and tungsol, these tubes make another kind of preamlifier.
Good luck

Agree with Georgmg, the Tungsol 5881 and Amperex tubes are the way to go for the Vk-5i. For the sdj8, I went with the Orange Globe logo mixed in with some A-frame of the same type. The Orange Globe logo's overall smooth characteristic, along with the better definition of the A-frame give a nice smooth, yet focused sound. I've gotten all my tubes from Brent Jessee's recording Studio in the past. Good luck and have fun.

I agree with both of the last posts! I have a BAT Vk-5i and swapped out the tubes for 5881 Tung Sol's and Sylvania Jan's- sound was tinny and sharp. I then bought Amperex Orange Globe 7308 and my system came to life. Incredible soundstage and improved highs and mids. I also added a Lite DAC 60 upgraded by Pacific Valve and swapped out the 6922's for a set of 7308 RCA's and the smoothness and sweetness improved even more. I am using a Sony XA-777es as transport. Best and Enjoy!