Buying Tubes Again; Maddening

In general, tube gear just sounds better and more real than SS gear; that's why I still use tubes...

So, no one has tried the Genalex tubes?

Yes, my HP-100 was 'updated' for final status before Hovland quit. I've tried several of the JJ's but the ones I used seemed a tad noisy and not as 'organic' as the Sophia's or the Mullard NOS.

I may just try the Genalex and go from there. The problem with getting NOS Mullards is that you never know what you are truly getting. I have NOS Mullards that came from so-called respected on-line dealers that went way noisy in just a few months...

I'm going to try some of Jim McShane's recommendations and also a set of the Psvane. Both are reasonably priced.