Hey BWhite. Hearing the differences between regulation and rectification tubes is certainly not odd or strange,its a "good thing" ... as they do infact impart on the sound of the supratek. Your description of the 6L6 metal seems to parrallel mine... as I also find them rather lacking of air and space in the soundfield,and more so than any other tubes I have tried, sovtek included.I have not tried the 5932 however, the GEC kt-66 and the mullard EL-37 seem to be the closest to WE 350b than anything else I've used.These tubes all seem to add more depth and air to the soundfield without changing the tone of the music.Regarding the use of the ecc-32 in your friends Syrah..... very strange....something doesn't add up here, as they work just fine in mine.Have you tested these tubes? What rectifier and regulators was he using with these?
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