Signal tube versus power tube, sound impact?

@macg19

Audiotubes.com

He’s got a very interesting website with lots of commentary. Further his prices are incredibly expensive. Return policy is alluring but from a practical standpoint I doubt many even returning tubes because of the difficulties involved.

But it’s a pretty damn good website

Expensive? Maybe, but I’m some cases how would you compare as he likely has inventory that no one else has?

I have returned (exchanged) 1 set with no issues.

The way I look at it is value for money: good advice, no concerns about fakes or items not as described etc.

having said all that there are several other very reputable dealers out there. Good luck and have fun!

I guess "expensive" is relative. Brent's prices aren't out of line if you are willing to buy genuine vacuum tubes built to exacting standards from a time when the manufacturing of valves was at its apex....I believe a NOS Mullard or Bugle Boy 12ax7 is worth a significant premium over a JJ or Electroharmonix...

my manual for my amp and pre-amp - both from Decware - says to roll tube V1 - 12AX7 -  in the preamp and the 2 input tubes - 6922 - in the amp, before doing anything else. Amp is EL34. I currently have Winged C's and much prefer their bass and mid-range to current production from China that I have tried. Have not experimented with other EL34s or other types of tubes. My amp supports several other types, which I forget now. They are darn expensive.

I went back and forth experimenting with tubes in a little Japanese 300b integrated amp in this case the small 12v tubes definitely made a bigger sonic impact on the sound. There was a very big gain in the bass region