I read the article, WOW it’s out there. This is how people that make music do things, really, they mix valves to get their signature sound.
That 3rd from the bottom, paragraph is surely not meant for the audiofiler.
Someone seeking superior sound. It’s not gonna happen, mixing valves left to right, not matching top to bottom, and most of all mixing brands left to right.
It is a weird valve to begin with, from a Marantz / Mac perspective, Cary was the big user and promoter of that valve.. Personally he voices with TV tubes in my opinion. The exception was his selection of Ruby EL34 valves. That is a wonderful valve.. Things like 6SN7, and EL84, and 6922? HUH?
Don’t compute. You better do something with those valves.. There is a LOT better valves. The weird thing is, some manufactures VOICE with cheap valve for a reason. It’s like saying they come with the right power cord, from the factory. LOL A lot of PC still have the vinyl hide drying on the 1 dollar PC. NEVER meant to be used. Valves are very much the same way....
BTW MC JJs are Comrade Ivans, favorite...:-) Don’t get all huffy now.. LOL. your gonna be amazed if you move into a great set of valves.. NO they don’t have to cost over 200. USD either. More like 100. for a set.
GL (200. or more 5% match), Solvex, PSVANE (200. or more 5% match)
But EL34. A lot better sounding is EH fat boys are real nice and Green print BOTH EH. GL, KT77s good but spendy.. The EH is as good. and matched better. 5% not 10% like GL, Ruby, I can’t say a bad thing about that valve.. Made in China..Great reputation... NOS, save your money, unless you have a great friend (power valves) 1000. Mulards NO....
Small valves, great NOS stock, a lot better than what you’re using...
But not big bucks...
My insurance guy has Melodies, I say Melodies because he has 3. Two are 6L6 one is KT88/6550.
He learned about cheap 6L6 valves.. hee hee, scared the crap out of him, calling me at 12:30 at night...LOL Tube red plating and noisy as all get out... Comrade Ivan sent him 100 valves for 3-4 usd a valve. UPS....40% were under 10% of a standard RCA 6L6 (64). A lot of testing for me, though (up my rates)...:-)
Regards
