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Joe,.The letter on the tube that I assumed to be an N is as you have suggested, a Cyrillic P (Russian). I will start digging on through your tube website suggestion and elsewhere..I am guessing that you will run out ahead of me with tube trials si... 
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Joe,.I have the Cortese and my phono stage arrived with two 6C45N-E ( Russian - Electroharmonix) & two 6922 (JAN Sylvania's made in USA). Keep in mind that I bought my unit used from a first owner and I am not sure if these are the tubes that ... 
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Joe (Jphii),.I don't mind Slipnot's questions in the least. I just wanted to let hom know that there was a wealth of posts on tube rolling listed above..I am just about to start getting tubes for the phono side and will need help on that end so yo... 
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Slipnot.There are several posts with regards to tube complements for the Syrah & Cortese pre's..Scroll back 2-6 months and look for posts from Ecclectique, Jazzdude, Bwhite, Asa, and Tubegroover. The subject has been extremely well covered by ... 
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.Hi Joe (Jphii).We are in a similar but reversed situation. I have a Supratek Cortese (line & phono stage) pre-amp and have ordered a Teres 340 table that should show up in late May/June. You are going to love the Syrah. Tube choices have a hu... 
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Clipsal,.The changes you should get from the break-in on a NIB tube should be quite large. I found that it took about 150 - 200 hours to see some real results. I would love to hear how your 350b's turn out. .I have a pair of Mullard 37's that are ... 
Best Power Conditioner
Outlier,.Take a look at the BMI "IPLC" (type "shark" in the Audiogon search box). It is an amazing and simple power / line conditioner for the money. It comes with it's own hard wired power cord and takes a good 500 + hours to fully break in, but ... 
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Jazzdude.I think I remember that you ordered a Cabernet. Once you have everything settled and some hours on it, please let us know how it compares with the other Supratek models you have heard.What tube compliment does it carry and what are you us... 
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Clipsal,.I would suggest that you send Bob Malecki an email and ask him to keep on the lookout for a good pair (almost) NOS Tungsol 6SN7's and to let you know when he finds them. He just told me that in all his years that he has only come across 2... 
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.Slowhand.We will hit another milestone when we get to March 23rd, which will make it 2 years ago since you first started this great thread. Congrats & Thanks to you for getting this going and making us all aware of Supratek and Mick’s incred... 
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Clipsal.Bob Malecki at Tubeseller.com is an excellent source of 6SN7's. He is not cheap by any standards, but honest. He specializes only in 6SN7's.You can ask Bob to find a pair of NOS Tungsol Black Glass Round Pate 6SN7's and he will let you kno... 
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BWhite,.Did you ever settle on what you think to be the best PC for the Cortese ? 
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Has anyone come up with a great interconnect (RCA) to be run from a CD source to a Cortese (or Syrah) ? What would be the closest you would put 2 Cortese (Syrah) pieces to each other ?. 
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Tube rolling results:.First off, thanks ever so much to Ecclectique, Bwhite, Asa, and Jazzdude for all your help and advice in recommending NOS tubes for my Cortese..The results of the NOS tubes have been nothing short of stunning with regards to... 
Best Tonearm match for ZYX Airy 1000X
4yanx,.Which would you prefer the Graham 2.2 or the Basis Vector ?.What arm would you put with a Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum or a Shelter 901? I am waiting for my Teres 340 and have already bought the Koetsu and Shelter cartridges..