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I'm a tube novice: Tube substitution?

Yo guys- I need advice from you tube heads out there please :)

My Exemplar 2900 CD Player currently employs a pair of Mullard SQ 282 E180CC/7062 tubes, which I dearly love. Having perused these pages daily however, I know these particular tubes are quite rare and not easily found.

I know I can substitute 12AV7's without issue, but what about others? I realize that every tube family has varying degrees of desired quality, but my confusion concerns what actual tube numbers are physically compatible with the player.

For instance,I came across a sweet looking pair of E182CC Siemens- brand new- that I'm curious about...would they be adequate substitutes?

Any advice you guys can share would be invaluable!

Thanks,

Dan
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jedinite24
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I'm trying to see if a 12AV7 tube can be used in place of a 12AT7 tube and stumbled upon this thread. I'm trying to make it through all the data in the AA but until then I'd like to put this out there.

So can a 12AV7 be used in a 12AT7 in an amp? Does anyone have any experience or thoughts with this that they would like to share? The amp I have is a Jolida JD-502P that requires 12AT7 tubes along with 12AX7 tubes. I was trying to find NOS Sylvania 12AT7 tubes at a budget price and could only find Sylvania 12AV7 tubes.

Thanks in advance.
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jedinite24
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Hi Jea48

Thanks for those sites. They were very good for info. I've never liked the format of Audio Asylum and was having trouble weeding through the noise. I think I may just stick with 12AT7s in my Jolida.
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