Rhea V1 & V2 NOS tubes


My Rhea manual shows V1 & V2 as 12AX7LP and V3 & V4 as 12AX7WB/E83CCS. There are hardly any replacement choices out there for 12AX7LP. I've got some Brimar CV4004's that I think I can use in V3 & V4. Can other Rhea owners share what tubes they've rolled in V1 & V2? Can I use the same Brimar's there too?
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Showing 1 response by dan_ed

The most important characteristic about the tubes used in V1 and V2 is that they must be very quiet. The Rhea is inherently noisy and putting noisy tubes in v1 and v2 will make it much more so.

To each his own, but I found that in the end the best overall sound with the Rhea was achieved using the stock tubes. Everything else I tried either rolled off the highs or the lows.

Try a search on "Rhea". I know there is a thread in the archives on rolling tubes in the Rhea.

Best of luck,

Dan