Need tube help!

Just saw your response to Newbie.  Excellent guy to get to know, btw.

The KT88's will give you the extra oomph that you like.  New production Mullards or Gold Lions would work out nicely.

I went with NOS GE's for the 12AU7s.  New production Mullards have worked out well, as well.

Rich  

Thanks Rich!

I did follow up with a description of my system, as well as some music preferences. (See above).  

Can’t wait to read your review.

Rich, you are not going to believe this, but that review you wrote years ago?  I had recently dug it up and read it!  It was very well written and gave me the nudge to buy this integrated amp in discussion.

Thank you!!!

use NOS tubes for the small signal tubes- research by searching the tube type in various forums- here, steve hoffmann and audiokarma.  also ask Brent from audiotubes.com.  

for the power tubes just buy replacements or ask someone from Upscale Audio, the primaluna importer.  

NOS are $$$.   For preamp tubes the JJ 12ax7 and 12au7 sound great and are reasonably priced.  My only KT88 were Gold Lion.  Pricey but they have thousands of hours on them and not only do they still test strong but they are still tightly matched.  One of the better new production tubes made