Just bought a set of NOS mullard 6gk5's from a guy in fL named Stan - his email is ESRC1@aol.com. You can pay with a credit card, and 5 6gk5's cost me $18.00 delivered by priority mail they were brand new condition in original boxes - sound wonderful in my Premier 10. He also has GE's Tim
c-j Premier 9 DAC and 6GK5's tubes.
c-j Premier 9 DAC uses a pair of 6GK5, apparently preffered by the manufacturer, as it has been used in many of their amps and preamps. As the tubes are overdue ( after 3 years ) and I'm looking for replacements, I'm wondering if somebody out there could advice me on: going for the original Sylvania tubes or... GE, Telefunken, RCA, russian, chinese, chech... I would also apreciate opinions from present or former owners of this DAC.I use c-j DR1 transport and the DAC feeds directly into a pair of Bryston 7B-st monos. The speakers are Apogee Scintillas, by amped by Symo cables. Power conditioners are Chang 3200 and power cords are XLO's Pro's.