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Replacement Tubes for ARC Reference 6

I realize that the tube replacement for ARC's Ref 6 are good quality, and when I get these from ARC they would be matched.  I believe these are all Russian--good, but not great.  Is there any reason to check for better quality tubes when I do a replacement?  These are 6H30P and 6550WE tubes.  
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noromance
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Try these from the tubestore

jbrrp1
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Nice!  Just ~$3k to re-tube my ARC Ref 40.  And then I get to enjoy them for about 1.5 years.  I sure would like to try them to hear if they are worth it, but that is some hefty consumable tariff.
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oldhvymec
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Your unit tracks tube life? About 2000 on the 6550 and 4000 on the 6H30P.  Why on earth that valve, duno.. They're expensive, can't use any other valves either. KT88 are not recommended either. 6550s, and 6H30P only.

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roberjerman
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Order a new set of 6H30P's directly from a Russian vendor. Same for a 6550. No need for any special "selection" as ARC claims!
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