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Re-tubing Audiomat Arpege. Suggestions?

I just recently bought an Audiomat Arpege (not the reference) which came with Electroharmonix 12ax7's and Mutine EL34's. I would like to experiment with tubes and would like suggestions from others. I did a search here and will do a general search on audioasylum for the EL34's but wondered if there are other Arpege owners who have found their favorites.

Thanks,

Stuart
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stuartbranson OP
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Thanks. It seems that the consensus over on audioasylum is also that the factory tubes are the way to go. I read over there that the tubes are numbered 1-4 for the specific postition but I don't see the numbers on the sockets. Is it 1-4 left to right or right to left?
stuartbranson OP
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Thanks. I didn't notice the numbering at first and by some strange luck I put them in, in sequence but from right to left. Mutine tubes it is. Any great picks for 12ax7's?
stuartbranson OP
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Thanks Steve. I did buy used and the 12ax7's that came with the amp are relatively new Electroharmonix's. I posted this because of my explorations into 12au7's with my other amp and finally found some Philips minwatt 7316's that were much better than the other 6 or 7 sets I tried (except for Siemens which were pretty close). I figure that there are better, if not different, tubes out there and was wondering what works for others. Thanks. Maybe I'll contact Mutine and ask about their stock tubes.

Stuart
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