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Quad Tube Rolling

Okay, this may sound like a dumb question for smart audiophiles but i am still earning my wings in this fine hobby. In short, I am only too happy to defer to this knowledgeable forum and would greatly appreciate any input.  My question is, will it make a noticeable sonic difference if i changed the input tubes on Schiit Freya+. I recently changed the stock input tubes from 6SN7GTB (Russian) to the Sylvania 5692 red base (1950) and found them to be a welcomed improvement and they are still just breaking in. So, it makes sense to do the same with the input but that is a $175.00 decision so i am needing some big brother advise... What say ye?           
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Best answer goes to @testpilot . I'm a tube roller and very often swapping the cathode followers can make an audible difference. It mostly depends on the circuit design. 

BTW, all the tubes in your preamp are output tubes. They include the gain stage and the cathode followers.

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