Lamm L2 Reference tube recommendation

I have the L1 and the power supply has a similar tube complement, 12AX7, 6C19, 5651, but not 12AX3.
I have found that there can be small changes with different 5651's. See what you can find and give it a try.

thanks for the recommendations ;-) I'll give them a try.

Vladimir knows best how to voice his equipment and uses tubes speciific for that purpose. My advice is to go with what he uses as it works best in his gear.

good point Oneobgyn. I was curious because I changed out the single 6922/6dj8 in the M1.2's. I used Amperex Bugle Boy's that made a nice difference - more air and detail etc.. ;-)
Thanks

07-02-08: Oneobgyn
Vladimir knows best how to voice his equipment and uses tubes speciific for that purpose.

I'm not sure about that. Vladimir may select his tubes based on how he likes the component to sound, or he might select tubes based on availability. When I asked Lamm about retubing a L2 Reference, I was told most of the tube types were sourced from several different manufacturers (Sylvania, GE, RCA). Only the 6C19 Russian tube was limited to one manufacturer.

When I changed the stock tubes to Mullard Blackburns in my Lamm LL2 Deluxe, the sound and performance of the preamp improved substantially.

BTW, tubes for the L2 are incredibly inexpensive. I recently retubed a L2 Reference for less than $50 with brand new tubes purchased from E-Bay sellers. Lamm wanted about five times more for tubes purchased through them.