Tubes for Pathos Classic One MKII

I cant honestly recommend what tubes to upgrade to in your Pathos..But, let me offer you this....

Before you spend serious $$$ on NOS types that may or may not sound good in your amp,I will receommend that your try 2 excellent 6922 types that will be much better than the stock Sovteks.

First is this...http://tubeman.com/item224.htm

and this.....http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-NIB-MatchPair-Matsushita-6DJ8-ECC88-Audio-Tubes_W0QQitemZ120081632009QQihZ002QQcategoryZ64629QQcmdZViewItem

The Russian 6h23n Cryo from ATSI are very good sounding.Excellent transparency and sweetness. Long lasting and rugged. To me they sound like a more lively 60's Siemens CCa.

The Japanese Matsushita 6DJ8's are warm and focused like a good NOS..but have better dynamics than many older NOS tubes IMO...(and Ive had many...TOO many!!) A real sleeper of a tube.

The Sovteks are not bad sounding, but lack some life and bass response and are splashy and unfocused in the upper mids. The tubes above are really great sounding 6922 types I recommend for a truly better sound.

Im not a particularly big fan of the EH 6922, although their EL-34/KT-88/KT-90 and 12AX7 are quite good sounding.

This is a just my opinion of some different 6922's that Ive had in different equipment over the years and have liked.

Maybe they'll sound good in your amp too.

Ken

Ken,

Thanks for taking the time to put together all this great information...much appreciated !

Norm

For Sympa.... questioned, I replaced the stock tubes to Amperex NOS and YES it give you a big time improvement. Hope this help. Very sweet, musically and carry its own pririt. Enjoy them very much, I hope you'll do too.

I am far from a tube expert, but I had someone recommend some vintage Mullard Blackburn tubes and the sound is amazing to my ears.  I previously had a mixed set with one being a JJ and the other being a Made in Russia tube.  My Classic One MkIII sounded good and now it great.  I can't say if there's a better option, but I can say that these Mullards are not a bad option.

I like the Mullards well enough that I have two more sets on the way to live in reserove.  As part of the shipment, I will be getting a pair of Electro-Harmonix 6922 tubes that came out of a Pathos amplifier.  I'm excited to see how they sound, but don't expect them to impress compared to the Mullards.