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In Reply to: Tube rolling preamp or power amp gain tubes, which ones (or both)? posted by 2121@comcast.net on January 16, 2017 at 04:46:39:
Although I have the integrated, it shares an overall similar sonic traits of the separates.
The stock setup with EL 34's is nice. Kevin the distributor would be the one to speak with regarding the tube rolling. I don't know which plays a more noticeable role-but the innermost pair are responsible for any noticeable sonic change.
The suggestions are divided-pre amp tubes vs power make the biggest difference.
My ears detect the power tubes as the bigger "shape maker" and the pre tubes as the "fine tuner" of the "sonic shape"
I prefer the 6V6G sound over the KT88, EL34/77 sound. If I had more disposable cash, I would try the KT 150@ $100 each.
The 6V6G sounds the most realistic with my limited experimentation. I understand even the 6V6GT even sounds different, which I haven't tried.
The price of some NOS tubes are way out of my league and I would make certain I had the best gear and room setup first before tube insanity.
Between this and cable nervosa, you may forget about the actual MUSIC.
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