[exdmd]

I prefer to buy tubes made from 1940 to 1970 when tubes were king and the manufacturers had their processes and secret sauces down pat. The new Tung Sol 6SN7GTB offered as a $25 option for the Saga is OK, nothing to get excited about, very warm sounding. Trying a handful of NOS tubes my favorite lower cost option is the 1951-1953 Sylvania 6SN7GT Bad Boy, if you are patient you can get a three rivet hole for about $70 on eBay. Nothing I have tried sounds better than a 1940s Tung Sol 6SN7GT though. I managed to grab a few before the prices shot up. The Saga is great value I have compared it to preamps costing four times as much and preferred the Saga. I use mine between a Yggy A2 and a Kenzie tube amp.

 

[Gazny]

Anyone have new favorites or tubes you enjoy pairing with certain types of music?

ive been enjoying my GTA and GTB dumont/G.E. mid focused and smooth.