Wireless a écrit :Hello I´ve received my Cayin A-88T and Jolida MV mkII a month ago. I´m very satisfied with them but I read that changing the tubes the sound will improve.
So what are your tube recommendation for Cayin KT88, 6SL7 and 6SN7 tubes and for Jolida 12AX7 and 12AT7 tubes?
Whree I can find them?
Once again thank you in advance
Miguel (Portugal)
Regarding the 12AX7 I would reco some NOS like GE or Sylvania. No idea about the 12AT7. That's quite easy to find on the net on website such as tubedepot or tubestore.
If you want to go ahead with the new production, I strongly advise to avoid JJ/Tesla because of their high resonance phen and the very thin glass envelope, c'est vraiment du caca. I would choose Electro Harmonix. But please consider the NOS.
Re the amp, changing the pre amp tubes will provide you the most significant improvement. You could keep the kt88 during the break in.
6sl7: Philips NOS JAN easy to find and high quality
6sn7: Sylvania NOS, ditto
Hope it helps. By the way, can you subsitute EL34 to the KT88 or it's impossible to do that on this gear?
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