2 sextets of KT88s or a matched dozen for Defy7 ?


I am just getting ready to retube an amp that has 12 KT88 and wonder if the proper order should be for 2 matched sextets or a matched dozen....

I wish there was a company that rented out tubes so you could audition a few sets to find the right sound for your system.

I am going to try out some Gold Lions and hope they end up sounding as good as my Orchestra Reference system.

Does anyone else have a favorite tube for their Jadis amp?
mattzack2

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As far as I remember, my Defy 7 (mk ii) has four bias pots- one for each phase on each channel. If you cannot get matched triads, I would buy four matched quads giving you a spare of each. With so many tubes, NOS is out. I liked the winged C...