Primaluna signal tube replacement


I need to replace my small signal tubes in my 2 year old Dialogue Premium.  The 2 middle tubes are good.  I had replaced those with GL 12au7.   The outer tubes are stock Primaluna.   Left channel got “scratchy” and I replaced with some backups. 
Do I go cheap? Doesn’t affect audio quality,,right?  Or pay more for longevity?  Love the amp and it’s on a lot.  Thanks for your advice. 

george53

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Hey thanks for that.  I swapped speaker cables and the scratchy moved with it.  My spares were Primaluna and the noise vanished.  So,, replace my spares now.  Voodoo

 

 

All great advice. Thanks.  Especially the “reseating” comment.  I think I’ll work the originals back into those slots and see what happens.  I tend to overlook the simple stuff sometimes.  I sure love this amp.