What tubes for sibilant SET Triode amp

I replaced my ecc88's with Amperex tubes soon after I bought my preamp. I didn't like the Siemens tubes at all.

Dave

I agree with Dave. Many (maybe most) ecc88/6dj8/6922 are microphonic even when they test well.

So your amps make about 12-15 watts- that means the Gallos have to be about 102 db to really take advantage of the amplifier's capabilities, and I don't think they are anywhere near that! So my guess is you are pushing the amp too hard to let it show off what it can do. Instead, you're getting a lot of distortion out of it (sibilance). I think you will find that if you go with a more efficient speaker things will change a lot. SETs in general are not known for sibilance!

Roomsize and listening preference make me listen at 85dB max.most of the time..so even with my Gallos rated at 89 dB - there seems to be plenty of headroom for my amp that is rated 25w. And in fact it can go MUCH louder than I care for before distorsion. Additionally,an old Marantz MA5 with power leds indicates that I usually listen with about 3 Watt max. So my guess is that I drive the Cayin well within rating. Again the sibilance is slight and just a tad more than I care for and a tad more than I get with a Triode Corporation KT88 push pull rated 35 W.

Microphonics: the Siemens are fitted with EAT cool dampers. But that may not help. Thanks for the suggestion.