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Tube rolling 6922 tubes looking for transparency

I have a sunfire classic vacuum tube control center pre-amp that uses 3 stock sovtek 6922 tubes. I am looking to tube roll to a tube that is (reasonably priced) with a little more transparency and air! I tried tube valleys recommendation of Jan-Phillips low noise 6922 and it was more transparent and would have been perfect but apparently this is one of the pre-amps that has a microphics problem when using these tubes. Does anyone have experience with a (reasonably priced) 6922 that’s a little more transparent with a little more air than the stock sovteks!
darmike
stubby
73 posts
 
I second the EH 6922. They are much better than Sovtek, cost little and in my experience greatly outlive most NOS.
cyclonicman
693 posts
 
Rod, let me know where you can find some reasonably priced Siemens CCA's!!
tvad
9,467 posts
 
09-26-09: Cyclonicman
Rod, let me know where you can find some reasonably priced Siemens
CCA's!!

I have purchased a few pairs from E-Bay seller "audiotubes_de". His
name is Heinz. I paid anywhere from $200-$300/pair depending on whether
they were used but tested new, or if they were NOS.

Email him directly.
sogood51
2,157 posts
 
I have the Siemens tubes....to my ear the Amperex 7308's are a much better sounding tube.....not even close really. Mine are boxed up, I think the $10.00 each EH-6922's sound better.

Dave
tvad
9,467 posts
 
I'm with Dave. I've owned, and sold three pairs of CCa tubes (the real deal, early
60s, grey getter variety). No matter what component I put them into, and I tried
them in about half a dozen components, they were always replaced with
something else.

I appreciate what they do, and they are indeed transparent...but they're not for
me.
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