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6922 recommendations for ARC PH7

Hi folks,

Looking to roll the tubes in my Audio Research PH7 phono pre. Looking for a recommendation for a 6299 that will extend the top end, midrange and give me a little more airiness without sacrificing the bottom end (Sorta what we are all looking for right lol) 

the  tubes I’m currently using are 4 Electro-Harmonix which sound good but they are a little laid back on the top. Very neutral sound which is a good thing, but want to try something new. My main room is not a very lively room as it is. However after testing the ARC in my living room system which is much more lively room I still am not getting the result I’m after. Dont get me wrong. Not complaining about the sound of the pre at all. I have been wanting to roll the tubes in this piece for some time now if not more than to just experiment with. Just got the itch to try something new. 
Thanks 

-Keith
barnettk
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tomic601
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I was blessed, we had 5 zip codes and a lot of frequent flier miles over the globe- took some risks and had a wonderful career.

I think the wine analogy is spot on, we serve DAVIS Family as our “ house “ Red. IF the kind posters of this thread find themselves in So Cal or Seattle, stop by with tubes to roil !!!

finally, I don’t disagree that hot ridding a circuit with high end parts can yield stunning results.... just make sure the signal in that circuit can form those big capacitors....
barnettk OP
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"What’s the problem with seeking the best obtainable reproduction, via EVERY available resource?"

Im taking that as a rhetorical question. Just in case it was a direct question I never said I did not agree with the statement. I am saying one step at a time. I would consider something like that out at some point now that its been brought up. Good point and I appreciate it very much. 
rodman99999
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@barnettk-      Yes (rhetorical, indeed)!         That post was meant for, though I never addressed it to, lewm (my bad).
barnettk OP
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@rodman99999 

Gotcha. No worries. I was just covering both bases. I did not take it the wrong way even if it was  directed at me. Good conversation. 

rodman99999
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@barnettk-  btw: The reason I like to suggest that particular 6922 variant comparison; the things/aspects/sense of realism, that the author listens to and for, precisely mirror my own.       By the time I heard about that one year (1975) run of the Russian Grail, the prices were nuts.      As happy as I've been, with my sets of the early Sixties, grey shield, Siemens CCa and E188CC, gold pins: I've no regrets.      Glad I bought them all, way back when the prices weren't as salty (25+ years)         Here's a good treatise, on why the CCa designated tubes are as good as they are:    https://www.tubemuseum.org/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SH%2DCCA%2D1963        Keep in mind, as you read that; it's all about QUIET, in a phono stage.
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