I've been experimenting with 6922 family tubes to tame some of the issues you are having. In my PS Audio BHK Stereo 250 amp, I've found Voskhod "Rocket" 6n23p tubes to be just the ticket. The Reflektor factory's tubes haven't appealed to me so much. I also liked the Voskhods very much in a Music Reference RM5III preamp I used to own. In my PS Audio BHK preamp, I greatly prefer Raytheon 7308's to brighter Amperex, Phillips, EH, & Siemens 6922s and 6DJ8s. The prevailing consensus among most audiophiles is that American and European 6DJ8, 6922s, etc. are the best but I find them to be a bit bright in many applications. As always, YMMV. What sounds good in one application isn't always the case in another.
My 6922 Tubes Are Too Bright!
I recently bought a Canary CD-100 CD player. I swapped out the ElectroHarmonix 6922 tubes for Amperex NOS made in Holland since I had read a review stating that the tubes it came with were too bright. Unfortunately, it's still too bright for my tastes. Does anyone have a 6922 they would recommend that's a bit warmer?
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There are so many variants. This is one article that I found helpful: https://www.audioasylum.com/scripts/d.pl?audio/faq/joes-tubes.html#6DJ8 But ultimately, it is a lot of trial and error. |
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