I bought a pair of NOS 1957 ECC83 long plate Bugle Boy for my Pro-ject DS2 Tube Box. They cost more than the DS2.
They were worth it. A dramatic difference.
I changed a Tube and…
I liked it!
Have a Rogue Audio Cronos mag lll bought it years ago as original Cronos Mag sent it in last year for the upgrade to lll . Never changed any of the original tubes .
The amp was lightly used due to my changing amps like regularly. Decided to stick with Cronos and and have really enjoyed it .
Playing vinyl for the majority of time and seem satisfied with Triode mode . Amp runs perfectly no noise at all but thought about all the threads regarding tube rolling especially the center 12au7 .
pulled out the stock JJ and found a Genalex Gold Lion ECC82/B749 (12au7) bought them 7-8 years ago .
Put the GL into center position and was thinking “am I going to really hear a difference “??? Figured I listen to a few LPs and maybe I’d notice something different good or bad Maybe ? after all it’s just one tiny tube !
Well I was blown away !, 30 seconds in listening to “two of a mind “ Desmond /Muliligan things just got a whole lot more musical 🎶. Hard to describe everything seemed improved , midrange was wow ! Soundstage was better , etc .
Went to another familiar favorite Grant Green “ Idle Moments “ Oh yes the magic is here too
Is this even possible or am I under a placebo delusion lol
Now I’m really wondering what about the other 2 12au7’s and even the 2 -12ax7’s
what else am I missing ?