Best 6DJ8 tubes?

Thanks all for the replies. I can tell my fascination with tube sound is gonna cost me some money before I'm done, but it's a lot cheaper that rolling different units in my system. Think my first ones to try will be the Telefunken's and the Amperex.

Colomor Electronics (UK) has an Ebay Store and still lists "grey pin E188CC 7308" tubes at $40/pair. Claim they were surplus military stock for Polaris subs. I bought a few pairs a while back and, while the acid etched code indicates 6DJ8 and not 7308 (and 7308s s/b gold pinned), they are Amperex Holland manufacture. Given the insane prices asked for vintage 6DJ8 family tubes, these may be a bargain. I've not used mine as I've moved on from gear with such tubes, but may sell them of in ten years to help fund retirement.

I use Orange label Amperex and Amperex Bugle Boys. Agree with Larryken - they are excellent.

I've tried Philips tubes, JJ, Sovtek and RCA. Now I have to say that the differences TO MY EARS (disclaimer: personal experience, no universal truth) are fairly small. I was lucky enough to stumble upon a Philips E288CC SQ. That is indeed the best sounding tube I have, but the difference with the standard E88CC from Philips is subtle. So don't start spending fortunes on very rare tubes - first try out the cheaper ones so you get a feeling of what you can achieve with tube rolling.

Go over to Audiocircle.com and check out electronic engineer Roger Modjeski's exposition about 6DJ8/6922 differences in the Music Reference section of postings. Basically, there is not any substantive difference. Depending on manufacturing tolerances, a batch of tubes can be labeled either 6DJ8 or 6922. Aural differences exist within this family of tubes of course, but don't focus on 6922/6dj8 as a factor of sonic differentiation.