Suggestions for Preamp Tubes
Friends,
I seek your suggestions for preamp tubes. My preamp is a Quicksilver remote control line stage preamp that came equipped with two 6DJ8 tubes. Mike Sanders, who built the preamp, confirmed that I can substitute the stock tubes with 6N1P, 6AQ8, 6922, or 7308 tubes. The treble seems a bit bright, although the bass and mids seem lovely to me with the 6DJ8 tubes. Should I try another option from among these alternatives?
The other components in my system are:
Audiolab CD transport
Cambridge Audio CXN100 Streamer
Cambridge Audio DACMagic 200M
The aforementioned Quicksilver preamp
A custom tube amp with four Tung Sol KT150's
and Klipsch Cornwall IV's.
Any suggestions on whether to swap the preamp tubes and, if so, with recommended options will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jay
@jksimmons stated " magic in the elixir " I wish I was familiar with that saying during the past experiences had, when a exchange of a Valve to a Vintage Model transformed a device to something quite special and very different. The Betterment that is noticed and discernible deserves such a saying. I have a quote for the future |
Up until recently the Russian versions of the 6922, and by default 7308 and 6DJ8, were horrible sounding tubes. Even the rather pedestrian U.S. made versions were much better. The newer production versions might be better, but I cant speak to this directly. Each tube type is different in this regard, but old stock has never let me down. |
