Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade

Update...I've installed the Gold Lions and right out of the box there was a SIGNIFICANT improvement! To my ears the mid's and base are the most noticeable. 
Hard to believe a little over a hundred bucks could make such a dramatic improvement. 
Looking forward to listening after I hit that 200 hour mark!
I appreciate all who helped.

For my C2300 I used Gold Lions in line stage and Telefunken ribs in phono stage.  I have replaced my phono stage tubes with the Mc brand since I now have an external phono stage.

The C2300 enjoys a great reputation. I hope time will put the C2600 in the same positive light. 
I only upgraded the line stage because I only have CD player for source equipment.
Im curious about your thoughts on burn in time. Some say as low as zero hours  just warm up for 10-15 minutes prior to use, others say as high as 200 hours.

The input about the tubes is great, thank you everyone.  A couple of further questions about the 2600.  Does anyone know if the tubes are utilized when going through coaxial or optical inputs vs the balanced or unbalanced inputs?  I clearly hear a difference between the various inputs.  Also, are you enacting the tone control on your inputs.  Again, I hear a difference.  My components are the C2600, MC302, Martin Logan Summit X speakers and a Marantz SACD player.  Any thoughts / guidance is greatly appreciated.  
Thank you!

I have a C2500 and in that one, though the tubes are identified as "McIntosh", they are JJ tubes from the Czech Republic.

As my preamp is under warranty, I'll hold off on replacing the tubes, when I do, I've had several people point me to the Genalax Gold Lions as a great upgrade.