jollyrogr wrote:Very cool. What tubes does everyone recommend? There's quite a few choices for all about the same price. JJ, Sovtek, new production Mullards, EH, etc. Any favorites?
I love this little amplifier, it is a keeper. I might buy a spare set of tubes for the moment that these eventually wear out. (but I am not expecting it to be any time soon - perhaps 5 or 10 years down the track).
I had the EL84 Mullard new issue and the Tungsol new issue next to each other and could not see a difference between them. The Mullard's went away with another small amplifier I had.
With the feedback it should not make much difference. I like a higher spec'd 12AX7 and bought the Tungsol ECC803S. I'll be ordering the same lot again.
The biggest impact will be by what speakers you are going to be using. At the moment I am building some cabinets for some Fostex FE127e and I have some Fostex FE167e arriving soon. Have not decided on a cabinet for the latter yet, still looking for something.