TADAC owners - which best 12au7 tubes?

Mazda (RT/RTC) are all incredible, across all types. It's uncanny really. I have some square getter wing plate 12AU7s I can't wait to roll into my new DAC.

I am using black glass Tung Sol's, sound great! I tried them after first trying standard NOS Tung Sol's which sounded so nice and clean, I figured the black glass variant was worth a try. Yes very nice vocals and clean sounding!

I noticed after getting rid of the stock Chinese tubes that the Tubiness knob was clean sounding through all it's range, and not distorting as it was with the original tubes.

I recently sent mine in for service (my fault, moving) and Paul replaced the chinese tubes with EH 12bh7's. Much, much better even out of the box.

I tried some E80CC's from Brent Jesse, but the TADAC didn't like them (tubes kept shutting down), and just traded them for Telfunken rib plates. Don't like them at all out of the box. Edgy sounding, and not as sweet and airy as the EH 12bh7's.

I'm new to tubes, and it seems the Tele's might need a bit to break in....

Hard to beat the Mullards and Telefunkens!

I believe the Mazda's are Mullards as well....

I have been using the Mullards for a couple years now and liquidy Mullards are a perfect fit! The TADAC is hard to beat for the money...........