Best 6DJ8 tubes?


I have a Carver C-19 pre and SDA/490t cd, both use 6DJ8 tubes. Both units were recently serviced and had Sovtek tubes installed. The tubes in the cd player only have about 10 hrs on them, but the sound isn't nearly as warm as it was before replacing the stock tubes. I was wondering if anyone could recommend the best brand I could use, if 6922's would improve the sound, and the standard burn in time for the new tubes.
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Showing 1 response by newbee

If you are looking for new production tubes (cheap) try JJ's E88CC'S (6922's). They are a fairly warm tube and fairly reliable. The EH 6922 is probably between the Sovtek (which is about as 'cool' as they get) and the JJ tone wise.

I like (use) a couple of NOS's the cheapest of which is the EI 6DJ8 (if you can find any), Tesla E88CC's, Amperex Bugleboys , and Seimans 7308's, but high quaility new, unused versions, are hard to get, expensive, and as John sez, for you they may not be 'best'.