Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI?

You know that Bobby suggested the Manley Stingray as a excellent pick for the TSMs. You can pick them up used for a deal, especially the older version. I have the model II with remote. Is there a better pick? Probably, but no matter what you get someone will claim they heard the Zophire Butkicker Prime with mummified XGT Tubes filled with Klingon gas and it sounded better. Eventually you have to get something and just listen to some music.

Those Klingon gas tubes aren't legal on Earth anyway.

Rob

Pubul57, you seem to be the only one arguing about anything.

No, simply counter punches to your insistance on addressing the semantics of "best" - a point you have made in more than one thread - we all get it; there is no "best" in audio (except my VSMs of course).

Rob, Bobby has always liked the Merlin, and I do think there is magic in the EL84 tubes and amps that use them.

Erikminer, I did consider the ayon spirit and I have a feeling that it would make a terrific match with the merlins. I also considered manley. I ended up getting a great deal on an f1 and took it. So far, I`m very happy that I did.

Tpreaves, in your opinion, which is the best of the three?

Dick

Pmb
You still have the Merlins? How do you like them?