Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes

I'm using a new pair of Decware DM945 monitor speakers with 
two REL T/5i subwoofers.

Interesting speakers as I looked @ them maybe 10 years ago, if it’s the same speaker (think around $1K/pair @ the time).

Anyway, as an affordable experiment I still hold with the Orange Globes (which are ready to buy from a reputable dealer well within your price range).

However, Brent may have other/better options if you email/contact him.

Never done business with Brent Jesse and just going by feedback from those who have.

Not keen on Kevin Deal, but this goes way back and it is of a personal nature (I have never purchased tubes from him, but attempted to purchase WE 300B’s years ago).

The Voskhod (rocket) tubes rec’d have been pretty much unattainable for the past 10 years (decent testing low noise versions), but if you can find a suitable pair you may like them.

The Mullard’s I used/enjoyed were later production 6dj8’s dimpled disc getter’s from Blackburn (I think) and dimpled disc getter ECC88’s from the Mitchum (sp?) plant.

They were saturated rich/creamy with somewhat loose bass and somewhat rolled off HF’s (awesome organic musical tubes in my gear).

Think I still have a pair of 1964 Amperex Hicksville 7308's as well as a sleeve of ecc88's (Japan), but not certain if I have any pairs of the tubes I used most (can't access them now anyway as they are buried).

DeKay  

Thanks again Dekay, you've been very helpful. I just sent an email to Brent Jesse.

I recommend Telefunken 6922 from Upscale Audio.

Correction to my last post...

The Mullard Mitcham dimpled disc getters were E88CC's (not ECC88's/6dj8's).

I only came across 3 of them when purchasing lots of tubes on Ebay 18-20 years ago, so assume that they are fairly rare.

Two were labeled as Philips SQ (but the etched markings defined them as Mitcham production).

The other (3rd) one was labeled with the standard Mullard (non military) logo of the late 60's (early 70's?).

Think I may still have the single "Mullard" labeled tube somewhere (the SQ pair were quickly destroyed in an AI preamp as I did not know better @ the time).

Just to set the record straight for future Googler's.

PS:  I was never a tube dealer, just and experimenter/roller who purchased gobs of tubes when the prices were reasonable.

The most I ever asked for a matched pair of new testing 7308's (Siemens/Amperex/Telefunken) was $90 and 6922/6dj8's went for considerably less.

Karma paid off as I'm now rich, famous and extremely sexy.

DeKay