@wolf_garcia , be careful with those gold-plated tube sockets! Gold is soft and so the socket won't survive many tube changes before the plating fails. When that happens the raw copper beneath is exposed and the socket contacts will turn black.
IMO/IME, you are far better off with tin-plated sockets, as tin does not want to corrode (similar to gold in that regard) but its much harder, and so the socket can survive for decades of use.
IMO/IME, you are far better off with tin-plated sockets, as tin does not want to corrode (similar to gold in that regard) but its much harder, and so the socket can survive for decades of use.