6SN7 & 6CA4 Tube Recommendations for Cary AE-3 DJH


Would like to hear from all you tube rollers out their regarding different brand tubes used in Cary's AE-3 DJH preamp. Let me know what you tried, liked, & didn't like. I just got this preamp used and it came with Westinghouse 6SN7GTB & Valvo EZ80. I have a TV-7 tube tester I'll check them on this weekend before I fire up the preamp.
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Excellent post guys.

Tube540... In my AE-3 DJH that I recently purchased, Im using RCA 6SN7 GT VT231 Gray glass. Audio Art Ic-3 IC's into a Pass Aleph 3. PC's on both are Oyaide Tunami Cryo GPX. I have not experimented as yet with any other 6SN7's.. I am using the latest Herbies Halo dampers. I very much like the RCA's. BTW.. the Oyaide's enhanced the performance of the DJH and Aleph 3 wondefully. More transparent, greater clarity, nice dynamics. Improved Soundstage and bass.