What tubes for sibilant SET Triode amp

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.

How sure are you that the tubes are to blame? I wouldn't advise buying some expensive NOS tubes to cure this problem until you know you've isolated it. Buy a couple of cheap JJ Tesla 6922's and try those first.

A couple of other suggestions (I know they sound stupid, but I've done all these things myself)...

Make sure your speaker wire is connected to the TOP binding posts on the Gallo's.

Make sure the top and bottom binding posts haven't been accidentally or intentionally bridged together.

Make sure you didn't reverse phase when you hooked up the amp. Is your new amp phase inverting? Find out?

Has your amp had time to break in?

Is your tweeter set at -2db? Set it to 0 while you get to know your new amp.

Cheers.

Start by changing the input tube.

If you want a rich/full 3D sound try Amperex solid dimpled disc getter 6dj8. Mullard made one as well (with a "G" factory code I think).

Slightly less full, but just as good is the Amperex Orange Globe label 6dj8.

These are much less expensive than similar sounding e88cc's and they work fine as an input tube (used them in an Audion Silver Night 300B).

Some people have quiet environments and their rooms are lively at the same time; I can see how that can work. Tfkaudio's suggestions sound like a very good place to start. Like I said before, sibilance is something SETs are not known for, and a bigger one like yours even more so.

I didn't realize that you are Switzerland based.

Add Philips Miniwatt 6dj8 to the list as they should be fairly common on your Ebay.

I'd also like to note that using Siemens 6922 types in my old Audion (300B/5687/6922) amp caused sibilance, therefore my experience differs from that of Ralph @ Atmaspere.

80's Mullard CV4024's (used as drivers) make my current 2A3 SET amps sound like a cheap transistor radio. Telefunken 12at7's make them sound too bright.