I have just ordered a Cyber 20 here in China, at a local price of RMB2800 (about GBP280). It comes with fairly ordinary stock tubes (2x EL84, 1x ECC82/12AU7), apparently of current Russian manufacture.
I will be using it with HD600s, to listen to classical (orchestral and opera) and jazz, and prefer an open, transparent sound with good soundstaging.
Any recommendations or experiences? I am thinking of going for a mil-spec Mullard ECC82 for the driver tube (GBP30) and a pair of Philips (foreign) EL84s (GBP30 for the pair). I have also been offered a matched pair of original RCAs for GBP80, but this seems rather expensive for EL84s.....
Any ideas?
I will be using it with HD600s, to listen to classical (orchestral and opera) and jazz, and prefer an open, transparent sound with good soundstaging.
Any recommendations or experiences? I am thinking of going for a mil-spec Mullard ECC82 for the driver tube (GBP30) and a pair of Philips (foreign) EL84s (GBP30 for the pair). I have also been offered a matched pair of original RCAs for GBP80, but this seems rather expensive for EL84s.....
Any ideas?
