Your favorite 5687 tube in the Modwright 9.0 SE?

I tried almost every make and model, (and equivalents) when I had my SWL9.0SE Sig and found that I liked the Amperex Holland 7119 the best. I also liked the Raytheon Red/Orange label 5687. The Tungsols were very good also.

Make sure you use a Mullard (Great Britian) 5AR4 as the rectifier tube.

I substitute a pair of Bendix Red Bank 6900 tubes for the 5687 tubes in the Modwright Phono amp.The tubes are expensive and not easy to find, but the results are a greater depth,presence and read very deep into vinyl reproduction.I would imagine the results might be similar for this amp.I would always check with Dan Wright first.I also use the same type of tubes in a Modwright Sony cd player and that has been a very positive experience.
For example,price wise,NOS pair on Ebay right now at 400.00 with 8 days to go.That is around what i paid for my tubes.Serious tubes-serious money.

Mofimadness, But what did you like about the Amperex 7719 that you did't get with other 5687s? And why the Mullard 5AR4 as opposed to, say, Sovtek, or other brands?