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If you were a tube preamplifier manufacturer

We all know NOS tube prices are increasing and getting hard to be obtained day by day,there are several new production power tubes accepted fine performer such as Gold Lion Reissue KT88 and KT66,Shuguang KT88 SC, EH 6CA7,JJ KT77, etc.. among the audiophiles.
If you were a tube preamplifier manufacturer,which type and brand preamp tube you would choose from the new production tubes and why?,considering
its linearity,frequencies band from top to bottom, noise and microphonic clearness ,dynamic and rich midrange spectrum,etc.. ( I find some tubes are noisy or microphonic some has great top end but loose the bass region or just the opposite ...)
Is there any new production preamplifier tube being great performer like the new production power tubes mentioned above?
Thanks
ben

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rodman99999
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I would have to choose one of these, as they are the only current production, small signal tubes that come close to the performance of the cream of the NOS crop: (http://www.euroaudioteam.com/ecc803s.php) (http://www.euroaudioteam.com/ecc88.php)
rodman99999
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Mr S- Actually, the cost of their ECC88 exceeds that of the pre-68, NOS Siemens CCa by 25 to 50 dollars(right now, for a very close triode balance, high transconductance reading CCa). I still prefer the CCa, as I feel it has a more accurate rendering of the original soundstage. Their team has been largely successful though, in their goal to reproduce(as authentically as possible) the sounds of live music(ala Siemens/Telefunken), rather than the classic "warmer" tube sound(say- Mullard/Brimar/Ediswan). If one prefers euphonics, the EAT tubes will not sate their aural palate. I've not heard the EAT ECC803S(compared say to the Telefunken of the same designation), but given the Euro Audio Team's goals- I'd have to assume it would possess the same flavorings(or lack thereof).
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