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Confusion at MX110 12AX7 tube results

Posted by Paul Kehayas on December 28, 2016 at 20:29:49:
I used to have all Tele 12ax7s in the MX110/240 combo. I didn't like the thinness and changed over to RCA black plates and grabbed a few RCA long grey plates for stocking up. Turns out they sound different to the black plates and my when some died or became microphonic I started to search for alternatives. I had Genelec gold lions around and some reissue Tung Sols and I found that I knows likes the Gold Lions in the 2nd amp (or is it first) sole 12ax7 position more than I liked the RCAs and also the Tung Sol reissues sounded darker in the phono stage than both the gold lions and the RCAs. That is what causes my head to explode. I thought they would be brighter than the others and now I am scared to try a tube that is said to be on the warm side for fear that it won't react the way others say it it should.
Does anybody have experience with this amp and also could help me get a grip on this so that I can figure it out?
Thanks all!