Agree preamp tubes (almost) always go out with a wimper.
So yu can use them until they actually start to fail.
Some designs are easy on tubes, some really hard.
Seems your preamp is just kind to tubes. So I would not worry and just keep using them until you feel you are missing something, or they get noisey.
Chasing after slightly better sound wwith new tubes does not seem to be your thing. So I would avoid the suggestion you 'might' get better sound with new tubes.
Why worry, be happy!
(For amps the story would be different, but preamp.. no problem)
So yu can use them until they actually start to fail.
Some designs are easy on tubes, some really hard.
Seems your preamp is just kind to tubes. So I would not worry and just keep using them until you feel you are missing something, or they get noisey.
Chasing after slightly better sound wwith new tubes does not seem to be your thing. So I would avoid the suggestion you 'might' get better sound with new tubes.
Why worry, be happy!
(For amps the story would be different, but preamp.. no problem)