What tubes are in your Cary 805c?


Wondering what tube swaps made the biggest difference. I've got one that I think I'll be keeping, I like it better than the CJ I have. This is with all chinese tubes, and a Sylvania 6SL7GT.

I'm thinking about TJs, KRs or WEs (current prod) for the 300b, and the SuperTNT for the 845.
dennis_the_menace

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thanks guys, yes, that helps a lot. i actually pulled the trigger on a pair of the new KR balloon 300b that dick olsher proclaimed the best current 300b. we'll see how it goes. for an 845, i'm goin to try out the SuperTNT 845M, and i'm still looking for some good 6SL7s, but have a chrome dome Sylvania for now.
hey Jeff, the SuperTNT are phenomenal. totally balanced from bottom to top, open, transparent, smooth, and detailed in such a lovely way. subtle details in the music are revealed. there is no congestion in the lower mids to mids that i heard with the stock chinese 845. the SuperTNT's provided more of an improvement than the KRs did, at half the price. awesome tubes. together with the KRs, these amps are really transformed. they are VERY sensitive to NOS tubes. definitely amps that i've fallen in love with, i'm holding onto these for a while.