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RE: Confusion at MX110 12AX7 tube results

Posted by Sondek on December 29, 2016 at 11:02:47:
In general, smoother, more natural sounding than the Ruskies. More holographic in their presentation. The JJ's may have more midrange emphasis, which is not to say they lack anything at frequency extremes, but I feel it gives them a more lifelike presentation. I went through a period where I tried nearly every one of the New Sensor reissues including the TS 803s. In the end none of them satisfied. They all left me wanting. To say they disappointed would not be fair at all, as they are all competent performers. They just didn't scratch my itch the way the JJ's do. I read someplace that much of the tooling JJ uses came from Telefunken. Comparing the sound of the JJ 6922's to my coveted stash of Tele 6922's I have no problem believing that story about the tooling. They are VERY close. I've also read comments of others likening the sound of the JJ 803 to the Tele. However I have no Tele 12AX or 803 examples in my collection from which I can pass on any personal experience on that. At roughly $25 a piece for the JJ 803s, it's not much to venture to find out.