I'm gonna blame
@JKDJedi for just
having to bring up cables. I was in successful remission from *that* rabbit hole.
Remembered I had this pair of (original version) Stealth PGS interconnects. They weren't long enough for what I needed at the time in the big rig, so they got decommissioned and added to the stash closet. They'd been sitting so long I figured they needed a re-cook which I did last night, and putting them in today, well...crap. I remember why I bought them in the first place. Not like going from a Chinese 6AS7 to a Tung Sol 5998, but easily the same improvement as going from a standard Tung Sol 6080 to a TS 5998, or even WE 421A. So thanks Jedi. I think. If it stops here the thanks remains intact. If not, I hate you.