looking for tube recommedations for Cary SLI-80

Larry:
That's a pretty deep question. It depends on your speakers, front end, music preferences, etc. What kind of sound are you looking for? In 6SN7's Tung Sol, RCA, Sylvania and Raytheon are gold standards, but each will give a different sound. The RCA's are the most romantic tubes, and Raytheons are closer to solid state. In 6922's, Telefunken, Siemens 7308, Amperex 6DJ8 or 7308, Tungsram and Mullards are all good, but beware of fakes on e-bay. Each will give a different sound. Best thing is to counter-balance 6SN7 and 6922, e.g., RCA 6SN7 with Siemens 7308 or Amperex 6DJ8, Raytheon with Telefunken.

hi,

I have Klipsch speakers and the horns can be pretty bright, so I looking to tame the high end a little realitive to the the mids. I do not need a solid state sound, too bright with the horns. Sounds like the RCA's 6SN7's may fit the bill. I will not buy EBay, am looking at Upscale Audio or Vacuum Tube Valley for tubes.

Thanks,

Larry

Call Andy at Vintage Tube Service. He'll be an enormous help.