Tubes for Antique Sound Lab 1009

ASL 1009 owners, I'm looking for some ideas on new tubes (over stock chinese tubes) for my ASL 1009. Thanks.

ethifi01-11-2009 1:07am

tabl10s Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,067 posts 01-11-2009 at 02:24am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete When I had my pair, it was going to cost $2k per amp(NOS) for the 845's, so I stopped looking and sold. Are you going to investigate changing the caps to VCaps?
nutella Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 223 posts 01-11-2009 at 02:28am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Definitely change the stock EL34's for something like SED or Svetlana. The stock were a bit too forward and midrangey for my taste. I noticed a larger improvement with these tubes than with the others. However I did not choose to spend the big bucks on 845's.
ethifi OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 75 posts 01-11-2009 at 11:27am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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.
tpsonic Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,092 posts 01-11-2009 at 03:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 12au7s:Mazda or La Radio Technique-The Tube Store Or Upscale Audio have these available. EL-34s:Siemens or Mullard-Upscale has the Siemens.Depends on warm/full or more-open/dynamic (Siemens).