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Old 02-12-2008, 04:24 PM   #18 (permalink)
Gradofan2
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Originally Posted by regal View Post
I found the Jan-Phillips to be terribly harsh in the DAC60, the stock Sovteks were superior. I tried Mullard 6922 and they were thin.

The NOS Telsa's were very nice. I did not try any Amperex or Siemens because the price is rediculous.
I suppose it depends on the phones, and rest of the set up. I find the Senns in my set up need the brighter sound of the JAN Phillips tubes.

Though I may try the Sovteks or Teslas... just to see - though I suspect they'll be too bland for me.

I did briefly try the Voskhod 6N1P-EVs and found them to be too bland - returned to the JAN Phillips 6922s for their brighter sound, which may sound harsh to some... especially with brighter phones than the Senns.
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