Tubes - Top hats, and Tube socks

Thanks Rcprince for the input. Keven at Upscale is right. A tweak doesn't necessarily make it better, just modifies the sound. Whether it's an improvement is a matter of preference. I've been playing with all kinds of isolation devices, power cords, cones, and other kinds of tweaks. Today I put something under everything, and the sound was too analytical. More detail, yes, but less musical. So go slow and don't assume more is more.

Tried the Octal Tube Dampers from Vintage. There work extremely well. The blackness between images, depth, and width of the soundstage improved, as well as inner detail. If you have octal tubes in your system, you've got to try these. I put them on the 4 Tungsol 6sn7 tubes inside my Wyetech Opal pre. They come with a 30 day money back trial period. I can only imagine how much better my VAC 30/30 Mk 3 would have sounded with these things. And they look cool, as they are made of polished solid brass.

I have tube socks, top hats, and tube rings. They all work, but the top hats are the best. Also the most expensive. Hard to tell the difference between the socks and the rings. The rings are by far the most cost effective. But hey! This is high-end audio. Who cares about money! I just ordered some of the brass tube dampers from Andy at Vintage for my 6SN7s. Hope they work as good as the top hats for octal tubes.