Best 6922 or variant for Conrad-Johnson 16LS ?

Johnny,
You hit the nail on the head with the graininess. I would love to remedy that. Does the Mullard give bass response as good as the Tunsgram? Thanks for your advise, Steve.

I am using the VALVO ECC88 NOS from West Germany. These tubes sound wonderful with the CJ 16LS. I enjoyed them so much I purchased fifty of them from Sonic Frontier at $30.00 each. If anyone needs them I can sell a few sets of six. Edward

Steve,

The Mullard is a great tube and is no slouch, but the bass is not up to the Tungsram in my opinion. The tungsrams bass is top notch. This may be due to the fact that the tube is a little laid back in my system. Has a great balanced presentation, but it's one flaw is that it can sound a little too warm in my system. I have Premier 16LS, Premier 8A's, Sony X7ESD which I use as a transport only, a Dodson DA-217 MK II D, Eggleston Andras. All cabling is Cardas Golden Reference. The Mullards seem to have a little more sparkle and the classic Mullard midrange. To tell the truth I interchange both depending on my mood.

Hope this helps,

JOhnny

Edward, can you describe the sound the Valvo delivers?
Johnny, No it doesn't help...now I want them both and thats more money j/k. I'm trying to track down the Tungsgram. I tried the link above and they are out. However they do have Brimars. Do you know if they are the same as the Mullards?

Thanks,
Steve

JOhnny,

I have the 16LS MK I. I'm not aware of a 16LS MK II.
Someone posted here a few weeks ago of upgrading their 16LS
to MK II status, but from his description of the upgrade, it didn't sound like it would be a significant upgrade, though he swears by the improvement. He also says the upgrade is supppose to bring the 16LS preformance up to the original ART MK I. If the upgrade can do that, then $500.00 would seem like a bargain.
Perhaps someone can give us more info regarding an upgrade.

I asked Kevin at Upscale Audio for a recommendation on tubes
for the 16LS and he suggests Russian nos 6H23s. I still have the original Sovteks in mine and will do more research.

Regards,
brandon