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In Reply to: RE: Tube rolling preamp or power amp gain tubes, which ones (or both)? posted by 2121@comcast.net on January 16, 2017 at 09:03:10:
As someone taught in my youth as a buyer for a chain of slightly upscale audio salons back in the day, that one always approached any upgrades from the Source downwards, as these tend to have the most adverse impact on the sonic integrity of everything which receives the proper signaling further downstream.
In other words....., your preamp tubes should be addressed after the power tubes ( NOS or Current Production ) as the voicing here then effects how one goes ( or should ) about fine tuning according to " your taste | ears " said gain ( preamp | signal ) tubes in ones Power amp bring about a sense of synergy and tonality above all else.
And do note, that it's not always a good thing to use any one brand of tubes more then once in ones system, as it then brings with it all of its strength and weaknesses that should be altered counterbalance wise by using different brands to create a collective whole......., and one that's easier to come by once said person understand how each factories voiced their tubes to begin with......., and while I'm a proponent of NOS preamp tubes, I can see where power tubes made between say 1960 to now can in fact bring beautiful sonics to the table......, it's again all about which type of voicing the end user is pursuing that matters.
Just keep in mind......., Source first, followed by ones Preamp | Integrated | Power Amp ending at the Speakers and lest not forgive the vital role of the cabling loom itself........., as it makes or breaks the vital sense of cohesiveness needed to draw the listener into what's going on with the musical notes them self, as opposed to merely listening to the components.
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