ARC LS22 and pre tubes


I am looking for 8 "good tubes" to replace the eight Sovtek 6922 with a low budget. Please give me an advice.

Thanks
bartlett

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Ls22 has a pair of input tubes then 2 pairs of voltage gain tubes then a pair of Cathode Followers. The tubes have 2 channels per se and the Balanced uses both for a extra 6db of gain vs the unbalanced inputs.
So V1 and V2 are most important to be quiet and have the sound you like and V3-V6 will increase the gain and shape the sound some more. And maybe someone can learn me on what is important about the Cathode Follower positions.......