Modwright PH 9.0X Tube Rolling Question


I recently acquired a used PH 9.0X phono preamp and
I want to upgrade the Russian 6922 tubes. Anyone have
any experience with this particular preamp? I'll be looking
for NOS tubes.  

ericsch

@pistha  All I did was roll the tube in so that it didn`t lean one way or the other.

I wouldn`t worry about it one bit.

Did you listen first to the Sovtek ? Just curious 

@scm  - thanks. I did listen to the Sovtek. It defintely sounds more refined and there is a little more 'meat on the bone' - so to speak when compared to the SS rectifier. But I am waiting for the tonal richness and the big sound stage that Dan talks about. I hope the vintage tubes will deliver that! 

@scm - I managed to get my hands on a NOS Mullard 5AR4 - boy what a transformational difference it made! Rich tonality, clean sound and wide sound stage. @theflattire  - the upgrade is worth the $. 

@pistha It`s amazing that one tube does makes that much difference.

Well worth the investment of both upgrades but changing out that Sovtek tube to a vintage type 5AR4 is transformative 👍