After 6 months of listening with the stock EH tubes, switched in 2 Siemens Cca and 4 Philips E188cc ( didn´t have 6 of a kind) and the results were purely positive.
Totally gone was any hint of electronic haze or the glare & brightness in the upper mids I find so offensive and characteristic with Russian & Chinese current production. Voices, especially female much more natural, soundstage opened up and best of all zero listening fatigue over very extended periods. Plainly, just much more musical.
Advice about not messing with stock tubes from manufacturer and other content users seemed mainly based upon the argument that the preamp was voiced with provided tubes but it´s obvious that my setup ( Air Tight PC1s, SME IV, Avid Volvere, Zanden 1200 mkII, Reimyo CDP 777, CAT JL5, ATC SCM19v2, Audience SX & Harmonix speaker & interconnects, Cardas Golden Reference & Clear Beyond power) cannot be the same @ Herrons or any other where this particular piece is used.
Anyway, cheers and remember YMMV.