ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply?


I have sourced a new production Tungsol 6550 from The Tube Store in Hamilton (Ontario); I intend to use it in the power supply of my ARC Ref 3. Has anyone had any experience with the Tung-Sol TS6550 in the Ref 3? Have you compared it with the original Winged "C" SED 6550C shipped by ARC with this
line stage? Preferences? Reasons?

See:
http://thetubestore.com/tungsol6550.html
guidocorona

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Try replacing also the 6h30 in the power supply - perhaps a failure in the Tung-sol 6550 has damaged also the driver tube.
Just to add that my ARC Ref3 time counter shows 3674 hours and today I tested the original 6550 tube : transconductance was 5200 micromhos - this means the tube is still perfect!