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Anyone tried a different tube in Peachtree Nova?

I recently purchased a Peachtree audio Nova integrated tube amp. I have heard, and do attest, that there is very little if any difference in bypassing the tube or using the tube in this unit. It came stocked with a 6922EH tube that is a ~$15 tube. If I cannot tell a difference in using the EH tube, will chaning tubes make a difference? Anyone out there experimented with different tubes in the Nova?
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Hooper - how is it that you can bypass the tube? I own a Decco and have used it both as an integrated and as a preamp with an external amp but in both cases the tubed preamp section is being used.
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Ah, thanks. You're right, that's not possible on the Decco.
I have tried both a Tungsram and a Telefunken in the Decco and can't say there is a huge difference. The Telefunken is in there now. It's pretty inexpensive to pick up NOS single 6922's or 7308's and give it a try.

The only other tweak I've done to the Decco is to apply a few coats of dark red fingernail polish to the LED under the preamp tube so that it glows orange rather than garish yellow.
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