Has anyone replaced tubes in Aesthetix Rhea ?


I have developed a high pitched hiss from the stock Sovteks which came with my unit. I believe its at least two or more of the 12ax7s which are in the first input gain stage as I hear it more or less equally out of both channels. I was wondering if any Rhea owners have rolled the tubes in their units and, if so, what prompted the swap and what success you have met with.
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After several testing sessions I would also like to share a solution I am very happy with. Minimum noise, excellent transparency while keeping a full bodied sound with huge soundstage:
Single Ended stages (2): Telefunken ECC83 smooth plate
Phase converter stage and amp stage before 6922 (2): Telefunken ECC 83 ribbed plate
Buffer: Siemens ECC88 gold pin.