PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread

I just ordered a pair of Psvane 12au7 for my Octave Jubilee preamp.  I currently have Philips ECC80, Philips ECC82, and Gold Lion ECC82’s in my preamp.  I will post my impression.

@Audioquest4life, I sent you a PM for personal advice too.

@markmuse 

I am surprised that you observed the Horizon 12au7’s sounding more full bodied than the Amperex BB’s.   I thought that it would be the other way.  I think that the tube sound is very system dependent.  In my preamp, I found the Horizon 12au7’s sounding nice and clear but a little thin for my taste.   Re-issued Gold Lion 12au7’s have fuller midrange, tighter bass, and more holographic sound.

I just ordered a pair of Psvane 12au7 for my Octave Jubilee preamp.  I currently have Philips ECC80, Philips ECC82, and Gold Lion ECC82’s in my preamp.  I will post my impression.

@Audioquest4life, I sent you a PM for personal advice too.

@markmuse 

I have an Octave preamp which actually uses 4 ECC82/12AU7 tubes.  I have tried a number of NOS as well as new production tubes and prefer RT and Gold Lions in combination with Amperex/Philips tubes.  Don’t get me wrong, the Horizon is a very good sounding tube, especially for its price, but it sounds a little thin in my system.  If the Horizons already sound nice in your system then they should even sound better after burning in although I thought that Psvane website said that all Horizon tubes are subjected to factory burn-in after production??

@audioquest4life 

Sounds like the Psvane Art series may suite my needs since I prefer a somewhat “tubey” sound.  My only concern is that some users on this forum reported problem with the longevity/reliability of the Art series tubes.  Would be nice if Psvane corrects this issue