Tube equipment reviews

You hit the nail on the head, Mprime. To draw conclusions about a $4000 amp with stock $20 tubes is unwittingly biased, IMO. It shortchanges the listener from what a particular component is truly capable of doing. Just read all of the reviews here about the Jolida JD-100A and you will see what a difference tube rolling can make. The same could be said regarding interconnects, power cords, isolation devices, etc.
For me, there is no dabbling in NOS tubes. The sonic variations and performance capabilities one finds there are absolutely addictive.
All the best,
Howard

How about you kick it off with this thread?

I'd be really interested to hear what tubes you've tried in your (I'm assuming) AES AE-3 DJH. I've got one, but haven't done any seious rollin'.

You don't also happen to have a pair of Sixpacs that you've been rollin'?

It is interesting that many really great amps come with poor tubes. My McIntosh 2102 came with some cheap Chinese tubes, and yes it also came with some excellant Svetlana KT88 tubes; and my Audio Capitole amp came with JJs and Sovtec tubes..

I changed out the JJs with Svetlana, the Sovtec tubes with with electro harmonix on the audio Aero and I replaced the Chinese stuff with NOS Mullards and Sylvania tubes. My wife came home and asked me what I did to make the music sound so good......

Yes, there is Audio-wedded bliss,,,,,,,

No kidding, Unclejeff. We put a Siemens 6922 in our Audio Aero Prima hybrid amp, and my wife asked what happened that it sounds so good. We swapped the stock Edicron 6922's for NOS Siemens in our Audion amp, and the Siemens lent an immediacy and liveliness to the sound that gives me the chills.

You see, we don't have kids, so my Siemens has to serve an alterate role in the reproduction process.