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Which tubes is better. Siemens or Telefunken?

Hello,

I need help. I recently brought a Musical Fidelity X-10D for my Pioneer CLD-97 LD player. Right now the X-10D has Philips ECC88 tubes and i want to change it to another tubes for better sound. Which brand of tubes should i get?
Siemens, Telefunken or another brand?

Thanks,
Brian
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bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
call Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio for relevant tube recommendations. He's on Audiogon.
rch102a97
162 posts
 
Just get a good DAC and forget about patches.
Just my .02.
ben_campbell
1,169 posts
 
Brian,
I have the same unit replaced the philips with some 60's Amperex,gold pins-sound superb-warmer overall and rounder bass-I also have a pair of Raytheon 7308's which are better than the Philips but not as good as the Amperex.
Kevin tends only to sell to previous customers especially NOS 6922's.
There's an excellent FAQ/Description of NOS tubes somewhere on the Web,can't remember where now perhaps a search might throw it up-it details the best of NOS tubes.
I'm in the UK,I believe buying NOS tubes here is about the only aspect of hi-fi that's cheaper than the US.
I've messed about with this unit a bit,I think whatever quality NOS tubes you use will be an improvement but I think also you have to be realistic about the improvement it will make considering the cost of the X-10D.
Good luck.
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