My preamp has two pairs of 6SN7 signal and driver tubes, and while I enjoyed splitting tubes with one pair of new, and a second pair of my best NOS tubes, what worked best was two very closely matched pairs/triodes of the same brand of boutique tubes. The tubes are from a related company who ended up selling their tooling to PSVANE, running a quad of them now, sound fantastic. The NOS are now sitting in a box.
Psvane CV181 TII in both driver and splitter on VAC Renaissance 70/70?
Hi everyone, I dropped a pair of Psvane into my VAC ren 70/70 in the splitter sockets, and I love the improved sound. I currently have EH in the driver sockets, and I'm considering getting another pair of Psvane to drop in there.
Problem is they're a bit pricey, and not available at the snap of a finger.
The other issue, I've seen people say a mixed setup - one kind of tube for splitting and one for output, will yield a better sound than using the same tube for everything. Some idea of cancelling out weaknesses vs accentuting them I think.
Anyway, I'd love to hear any thoughts on this. The improvement from the Psvanes was enough that I'd like to see what I get.
Thanks!
Problem is they're a bit pricey, and not available at the snap of a finger.
The other issue, I've seen people say a mixed setup - one kind of tube for splitting and one for output, will yield a better sound than using the same tube for everything. Some idea of cancelling out weaknesses vs accentuting them I think.
Anyway, I'd love to hear any thoughts on this. The improvement from the Psvanes was enough that I'd like to see what I get.
Thanks!
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