What are best tubes for Jolida 302

Here is an interesting article about your piece, If you haven't already read it:(http://www.enjoythemusic.com/Magazine/equipment/1106/jolida_jd102b.htm) There are a wide variety of excellent NOS 12AX7 and 12AT7 family tubes out there to try. A lot depends on your taste in sound. Do you appreciate an accurate-to-the-signal-voicing, or a warmer/tubier sound? The European(ie: German) tubes provide the first, the Brit tubes will generally provide the latter. American tubes vary. I've got a pair of 6201 tubes(labeled ECC801S, gold pins, triple micas) that I'll send to you to try in place of the 12AT7's, if you'd like(e-mail me). Whatever you happen to chose: Be certain the tubes for the pre-amp section have been tested and certified "Low Noise". Some info: (http://www.tejastubes.com/NOS12AT7ECC81E81CCECC801S.htm) (http://www.tejastubes.com/12AX7.htm) Try rolling the driver tubes first, and see what pleases you there. Then hunt for some NOS EL-84s(They aren't very expensive, but will make a huge difference). (http://www.tejastubes.com/Poweroutputvacuumaudiotubes.htm#NOS6bq5)

Sorry- Somewhere during my earlier posting my mind went to the Jolida 102B(EL84). The statements I made still hold true regarding NOS tubes, and should you purchase tubes of recent manufacture, you will miss out on some excellent music reproduction. The site that I posted previously lists NOS EL34's by Telefunken, and Kevin has NOS Siemens EL34' at Upscale Audio(both excellent and trustworth tube dealers). (http://www.upscaleaudio.com/view_category.asp?cat=86) Either of those tubes will outperform(by a vast margin) anything of recent manufacture with regard to transparency, sound staging and dynamics. If you do prefer a warm/tuby sound- NOS Mullard EL34's are readily available. BTW: Kevin's testing/burn-in/screening/grading procedures are second to none in the industry.