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Jadis DPL Tube Preamplifier

I recently bought a DPL which I am currently re-tubing. Just ordered a set of EH 12AU7 and 1 EH 12AX7, but am wondering how the (NOS) new old stock Philips would sound? Any comments on the NOS? Also my preamp was looking a bit dingy so I had it polished and looks like it could be brand new but the gold coating on the faceplate was buffed right off. I really don't have to do anything to it, it looks perfect but in the future should I have it re-plated with gold or is it possible to buy a new gold faceplate along with 3 gold knobs that might be available from the manufacturer when they were made? Deb
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narrod
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It's an excellent preamp. I owned one years ago. The plating wear is a known problem. New knobs and a new faceplate, from Jadis, will be expensive. If you like the current look I wouldn't worry about it. The problem with non-oem plating is the silkskreening. I don't know of a source. As for tubes, it's a personal taste type of thing.
Try a few and see which you prefer.
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