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6922's Replaced......It was time.

Well, I took the good advice from you, the good members of Audiogon. Purchased 7 Gold Lion 6922's from Upscale Audio; platinum grade, matched, and burned in. Replaced the tubes this evening in my CJ Premier 17ls and LP66s. I am very pleased with the results. Thanks for the advise and help on my previous post!
In my humble opinion it's important to provide feedback to questions, either positive or negative.
quincy

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mechans
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I don't know if I said to do that, but it sounds like a good choice given the problems that can arise with old stock tubes.
I have been collecting NOS and just old stock for a while but obviously the supply isn't getting larger in truth despite the apparent never ending supply. It may be time to just buy the best of current production like you have. I am not sure what I would do now if I didn't already have some. Like power tubes which I gave up fighting for before I started (except for the 5998s and 421As)
mechans
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I am glad you got the right tubes for you preamp.  The question of how many hours of use you can put on small signal tubes before replacement in your experience of 2 to 3,000 hours is important as this information is not that easy to come by.

The number will differ from one application to another and from one tube type to another e.g. a 12AX7 in a vintage integrated vs a 6SN7 in a current production free standing pre amp. Every bit of info we get is useful and valuable.  Thanks again 

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