EAR-Yoshino's Tim de Paravicini has talked about how in the "old days" when one tube maker ran low of a given model (tube factories often made an entire years supply all at once, then switched over in production to a different model), they would buy some from a competitor, put their own silk screen label on it, and sent it out. Tube experts like Tim and Roger Modjeski (Ram Tubes, Music Reference) can carefully inspect an unlabeled tube and tell you what factory it was made in.
Rectifier Tube Rolling in a Modwight LS 36.5DM
I was hoping to get advice, I have been rolling Rectifier tubes in my two box preamp I am blown away how different tubes change the sound ,I own two sets of Mullard GZ37/CV378 a set of GE 5U4GB both vintage early 1960's and a set of stock Sovtek 5AR4 also have a NOS set of 6H30 DR I am trying in the clean box , both the Mullard's and Dr tubes only have about five hours of run in time but the sound seems defused on the top end ok on the bass the GE Tubes are good in the mids but soft on the highs and bass so far the stock Sovtek seems to sound best ,Dan says try 5R4-GY Tubes, any one tell me about the Mullard's in this preamp I am getting frustrated, thanks
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