6H30 replacement

@astolfor … You are quite right in seeking a better quality 6h30 , I would encourage you to acquire some pre 1990 production Reflector Corp 6h30 DR 

they are relatively expensive compared to new production Sovtek and are becoming increasingly rare with a few unscrupulous individuals particularly on Ebay

listing Sovtek’s as NOS DR’s … Caveat emptor , however once obtained and inserted into your equipment you will realise how hard and sterile sounding the Sovteks are in comparison.

This guide should be of some assistance in discerning genuine Reflector DR’s

http://www.aca.gr/index/hiend/hiendArticles?row=1988  

@pesky_wabbit … 👍

@mulveling 

” If anything the gold pins make the sound slightly warmer by a fraction of a percent, but it’s really splitting hairs.“

My findings also in the last ARC gear incumbent in my system REF 10 into REF 250SE altho the Electro Harmonix that I tried were Cryo’d as well as gold plated pins.

 Were I to rate the variants with NOS DR’s as a 10 imho 

DR’s - 10

Elecrto Harmonix Cryo Gold pin’s - 7.5

Current production Sovtek  - 7  

@astolfor … pleased that you went for the French guys DR’s , they seemed at least reasonable in an unreasonable market for NOS DR’s 

@astolfor 

There is a genuine Reflector Corp pair described as NOS on Ebay … seller in France and not crazy money