Bob, "ruggedized" (for the military) 5751's (especially the triple mica ones) are supposed to be great in phono and microphone preamps because of their extremly low noise and/or microphonics compared to a regular 12AX7. Something I can't really judge as mine are in an amplifier. However, they are definitely smoother (by which I mean less in-your-face grainy) than the 12AX7's I've tried; and the really good 5751's are more dynamic too. -- Neil
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