I would try speaker cable first it's lower cost. Kimber and Audioquest are both good quality. About the 6DJ8s

Posted by cfb (A) on May 9, 2012 at 08:01:37

In Reply to: chicken or egg question: posted by excelit on May 7, 2012 at 11:04:02:

They can get very expensive, fast. You will spend more than you paid for the preamp. Say, for sets of Amperex Holland Bugle Boys or Telefunken West German ECC88 / 6DJ8 tubes. The best will run you around $200 each tube. Yes, they will be a step up from the likes of Sovtek tubes. However, I would suggest the speaker wire first because it is best to match the same brand of interconnect to speaker wire, although few seem to do so. That Transparent speaker cable you are using is sort of known for having the opposite character to the silver interconnect cable being used between your source and preamp. Which I would suggest is not the best of choices in my opinion. I take it you're having some issues with the upper midrange and highs being a little closed in and dark sounding? First try some simple, for cost savings, entry level speaker wire to see if that produces any change for the better and then you can go for the rare NOS (new old stock) tubes.

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Topic - chicken or egg question: - excelit 11:04:02 05/07/12 (23)

RE: chicken or egg question: - Inmate51 21:45:11 05/09/12 (1)

Why did the audiophile cross the road? - mkuller 18:59:57 05/10/12 (0)

I would try speaker cable first it's lower cost. Kimber and Audioquest are both good quality. About the 6DJ8s - cfb 08:01:37 05/09/12 (0)

System Info and requestion - excelit 20:44:29 05/08/12 (4)

See if Upscale Audio still has the Japanese 7dj8's... - DeKay 09:42:22 05/09/12 (0)

6H23 - driver8 09:19:44 05/09/12 (0)

RE: System Info and requestion - Ozzy 02:49:24 05/09/12 (1)

Sovtek -) Cryo-ed EH! - jedrider 08:44:08 05/09/12 (0)

Bacon! (nt) - JimK 09:57:35 05/08/12 (2)

WWBD - Green Lantern 22:07:36 05/09/12 (0)

speaking of bacon.......... - Awe-d-o-file 16:23:07 05/08/12 (0)

Please explain why you would want to change either. (nt - genungo 19:33:52 05/07/12 (1)

replies answer your question (nt) - excelit 09:07:35 05/10/12 (0)

no - bwb 19:11:58 05/07/12 (0)

Can tell you which because you aren't registered and thus your systems not posted. NT - jnr 14:51:15 05/07/12 (2)

system posted above per your request (nt) - excelit 09:10:47 05/10/12 (0)

Well of course I meant Can't NT - jnr 15:48:18 05/07/12 (0)

Which would you change first, the preamp tubes or speaker wires? - Justlisten2 13:11:37 05/07/12 (0)

If the tubes... - mkuller 12:10:07 05/07/12 (0)

Definitely Preamp Tubes - jedrider 11:49:26 05/07/12 (1)

How can you say that.... - Ozzy 05:51:18 05/08/12 (0)

depends on... - mbnx01 11:43:17 05/07/12 (0)

Tubes, just about every time. - Chuck Y 11:18:20 05/07/12 (0)

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I would try speaker cable first it's lower cost. Kimber and Audioquest are both good quality. About the 6DJ8s - cfb 08:01:37 05/09/12 (0)

I would try speaker cable first it's lower cost. Kimber and Audioquest are both good quality. About the 6DJ8s

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