New tubes for SFL-1 / SFS40


Hello,
I'm thinking of replacing some tubes for both my amp / preamp. Currently, the system doesn't sound "tubey."
I heard the nature of SFL-1 isn't very tubey...but I am
hoping that replacing some tubes on both pre/poweramp will
give me the "tubey" sound that I'm looking for.
Please give me some suggestions on the tubes.

Thank you very much!

Sean
seanchau

Showing 2 responses by fpeel

Seanchau,

Which pre-amp do you need tube suggestions for, a Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 (http://www.anthemav.com/pics/sfl1big.jpg) or a Line 1 (http://www.anthemav.com/pics/line1big.jpg)? These are two very different products. Your most recent reference to 6922s suggests a Line 1 which takes six 6922s. Your original post referenced the SFL-1 which uses a single 12AT7. Which is it?

BTW, along with a wide variety of other tubes Upscale *does* sell replacement 6922s to the general public. In fact, they stock a couple of different Russian tubes, the modern Sovtek 6922 and a NOS 6H23. Upscale also has some NOS 6922s which they keep in reserve for customers that bought hardware from them. Just a little clarification.
Looked it up and now understand the 6DJ8s are for the amp, not the pre. My mistake.

A synopsis of the characteristics of a variety of 6DJ8 tubes is located on the Audio Asylum at http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/scripts/d.pl?audio/faq/joes-tubes.html#6DJ8. Maybe that will help narrow down what tube will do the trick.