Which has richer tonality, the Holland e188cc or the USA 7308?


Heerlen Holland e188cc or Hicksville USA 7308... which has the richer tonality?  Which has the richer tonality... D-getter or O-getter?
pmboyd
Hi,
tonaly rich tubes are Mullards, the E188CC 1960's is a great version also, very hard to find.
e188cc Holland = VR1 (D-getter 1960), VR3-VR5 (0 getter 1960-1963)
6922 USA = 7L6-7L8 (1961-1963)
Mullard e88cc = 7L1R (1962)....
Unfortunately with tubes is trial and error when not becoming noisy
Holland - period.

Also stick with E88CC/6922 if you want full/balanced mid-bass with less than a WAY full range speaker setup sans subs.

You might also look into current production (based on some online assessments).

I stopped using 6922 types 15-20 years ago, but acquired/listened to pretty much everything and sold in excess of 50 matched pairs as well as gobs of singles (some of them here on A'Gon, though Ebay was the main venue).

Don't know if stock is still floating around but Richardson Electronics purchased the Amperex namesake and their tubes could be ANYTHING (go by the etched codes or use a reputable dealer).

DeKay