Kageki, nice! I would love to hear one someday, especially with AN E speakers & front end at the same level!
Interesting about these tubes sounding phasey. I think that they are especially revealing of when the absolute polarity is not correct for a particular recording. It might sound that way when the polarity is wrong, but when I switch it, things snap into focus. I had a friend add a polarity switch to my amp, so it is easy to change on the fly.
When I first listen to a recording, I check to see which position sounds best, and mark it.
Interesting about these tubes sounding phasey. I think that they are especially revealing of when the absolute polarity is not correct for a particular recording. It might sound that way when the polarity is wrong, but when I switch it, things snap into focus. I had a friend add a polarity switch to my amp, so it is easy to change on the fly.
When I first listen to a recording, I check to see which position sounds best, and mark it.