My current setup is Siemens in the line stage and new Sovteks in phono. My cartridge is "only" an Aurum Beta, and the Sovteks seem to add some punch to the analog, so they're still in there. Partly to give some sort of baseline as to how long the Siemens last. The Siemens are great for vocals, but they tend to sound more congested on big orchestral stuff. Amperex I'd rank next to them. Tungsram I'd list just above the new Sovteks. This is into a ARC Classic 30 and Triangle Celius speakers, which love the 3A's great dynamic contrasts.
tubes for audible illusions mod 3
I was looking to see what tubes people use in the AI mod 3, it is a very popular preamp and want to see what people use.I use a Telefunken cc'a in the phono and a Siemens cc'a in the line stage My mod 3 has the gold phono board. I have a VTL mono 125 power amp with tesla j&j el34's and telefunken 12at7's driving alon 5's. The turntable is a basis 2001 with a graham 1.5t/c with a benz ruby and graham silver cable , power cords are cardas , cable between pre and power is cardas neutral ref. and speaker cable is apex. Oh I also have theta digital stuff but analog is king. thanks