If you have a Steelhead-


I have been a very happy original owner of a Manley Steelhead for five years. All this time I had the stock tubes. I recently changed the tubes out to vintage 7044's which are just rectifiers in the Steelhead and then Matsushita / National PCC88 / 7DJ8's for the output tubes. I am posting because the upward. change in palpability and engagement is incredible. So if you happen to have a Steelhead... See my system if you care. My favored cartridge right now is a Lyra Etna Lambda on my hot-rodded Garrard 301 with Reed 3P on a Layers of Beauty plinth. 
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Showing 1 response by nmmusicman

Love your post! One has to remember manufacturers use tubes that will be reliable in the long term, not so much for sound quality. No owner of tube equipment wants early or unexpected tube failures but these can and do exist and if it’s under warranty, they want readily available tubes. 
Most tube equipment manufacturers encourage tube rolling but at the customers expense for good reason.

Have fun!