Good Tube Selection for Atma Sphere S30?

Looking for recommendations on 6SN7 and power tubes that will compliment the OTL wonder of this amplifier.

erfranke12-11-2011 11:08pm

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pubul57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,712 posts 12-12-2011 at 09:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Tung-Sol 6SN7GTB Reissues are considered to be among the best current production 6sn7s - you can get them for about $20 each.
pubul57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,712 posts 12-12-2011 at 03:12am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Some say it is good to mix RCA with Sylvania - that is what I do - seems to sound good. If you do buy NOS, Brent Jessie and Andy at Vintage Tube Services are consider to be among the best at that sort of thing. What does Ralph say? He might be happy with the Chinese tubes. The best new stock I have tried are the Tungsol reissues; Jim McShane sells them and has a good reputation for matching - though I'm not sure that is particularly important with the amps.
pubul57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,712 posts 12-12-2011 at 03:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I think Ralph would say don't mess aroung with the 6AS7s - though I did buy the Russian versions from The Tube Store.
pubul57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,712 posts 12-13-2011 at 10:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ralph, on your site you say that "more recently we have seen similar problems in reissue tubes marked "Tung Sol" and "Mullard". What kinds of problems? Who makes the 6sn7s you have for sale?
pubul57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,712 posts 12-15-2011 at 04:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm putting my Sylvanias back in:)

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