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12ax7's to roll

Happy Holidays A'goners. I have a Rogue Cronus Magnum that I bought from Agon. I love it and I'm curious about tube rolling. A very reputable tube source that most tube fans in the U.S. would be familiar with, recommended replacing my 12ax7's with Telefunken 12ax7's. They're really expensive as far as I'm concerned. I'm not wealthy and have kids in college. I could certainly swing it but is there other alternatives that cost less than $230 for a matched pair that will give me a good tube rolling experience? I currently have Sylvanias and I love the sound. I'm just curious as I've never tube rolled in my life.
donjr

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somec59
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I was very surprised with the performance of new Electro Harmonic 12ax7 Gold Pins (not NOS): dynamic and accurate. They were $35.00 for the pair. I like Siemens 12ax7s, very accurate and quiet and I liked them more than Telefunkens
somec59
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Donjr: The 35.00 cost for a pair of new ElectroHarmonic 12ax7 tubes covers the cost of manufacturing and distributing at 2009 prices. At times I've bought expensive NOS tubes which invariably helped maintain the high prices of NOS tubes. There are costs involved with finding, buying and shipping NOS tubes and providing a luxury service to me, but I would like to know what a pair of Tele's or Mullards cost 40-50 years ago.
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