Audio Research amp's retubing experiences


Hello I have to retube my ar ref 600. someone retubed ar amp's generally?
the amp has 6550 svetlana C and 6922 sovtek's. since we are speaking of a big (!) number of expensive number's I am asking which brand are to choose... someone suggest me telefunken nos goldpin, others amperex bugle boy or mullard nos....
for the powertubes someone suggest me to use kt88, instead of 6550...
some suggestion's
Thank you very much!!!
Alex
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Showing 1 response by eweedhome

I didn't like doing it, because it was expensive, but I worked through my dealer and re-tubed via ARC for my VT-100 MkIII. I'm glad I did. In the process, they found a bias adjustment problem, and did a minor repair that will prevent unpleasant occurences in the future. Also, the end result sounded as good as new. (I think tube-rolling is kind of interesting, but, having blown up several tube amps over the years--which I've found to be ugly experiences--I leave the amps to the pros. Pre-amps and phono-pre's are a different story...)

Just my two cents.