Tubes for Antique Sound Lab 1009

Thanks, Tabl10s and Nutella.

No, I am not going to spend big bucks for NOS 845 tubes like to KR845. I plan to just get Shuguang 845M, as recommended by Ed Sawyer at Audio Asylum. However, I plan to change the 12AU7 and EL34 to NOS tubes. Any recommendations?

VCaps would have to wait - changing tubes first.

Hi Tabl10s

The amp comes with paper in oil capacitors - these were highly recommended by high-endaudio.com. What kind of improvements do one expect from changing to VCaps?

For the V-cap, is 0.22 uF 600 DC the correct value to use for this amp?
On the VH Audio website, the picture of the V-cap shows red and green wire on each end. The ASL 1009 shows white and yellow wires to the existing caps. Do the wires on the V-cap and amp have to match or it does not matter? What is a good way to hold the V-caps down?

Hi Tabl10s and Tpsonic, any idea?

Thanks Tabl10s. I am in Asia and sending these heavy amps half-way around the world is not cost effective.