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RE: What is the best sounding 12AU7 ????

Ok... if that tube is in the input stage, it MAYBE worth the big $$$ for an NOS. This is all a personal decision. Be best to to try various brands/vintages/sub-types--- see how they sound in your system---before plunking down big $$$.

That aside, my "standard" I compare other 12AU7 to is the CBS-Hytron BP 5418. Really, any Hytron 5418A, 7316, 7318. If you have to ask the cost...

There are good ECC82 and E82CC out there, too (like Siemen/Halske or Valvo).

I have not tried any new made 12AU7/ECC82. So cannot comment on them.



Edits: 03/04/12

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