Tube recommendations

[univalve]

NOS Telefunkens are hi-fi as hell--NO coloration at all--but are insanely expensive (up to $200+ each for NOS in box, with fakes abounding). you can find used-test-close-to-new ones on eBay, particularly the ones made in Germany and branded for overseas home audio makers e.g. Fisher.

I agree with all except this. NOS Telefunkens are dark sounding tubes. There is coloration. Some would say, that these sound warm.

[sylnau]

I'm I the only one using TAD?

Here what I have at the moment:

V1 to V2: TAD 12AX7-C (Sovtek where too microphonic in that position)
V3 to V5: Sovtek 12AX7LPS
V6 to V7: ARS 6V6GT (it’s written Tesla/JJ on one of them)
V8: ARS 5AR4/GZ34

[Psyre]

Just ordered some Tung-Sol 6L6GC STR for my Super Reverb, Was going to get them from thetubeampstore.com but $27 for estimated 1 week shipping is ridiculous, so I got them from music123 which had them for $5 less and free shipping

[crohny]

Just ordered some Tung-Sol 6L6GC STR for my Super Reverb, Was going to get them from thetubeampstore.com but $27 for estimated 1 week shipping is ridiculous, so I got them from music123 which had them for $5 less and free shipping

Does music123 have a return policy on defective tubes?! Tubedepot does and that is a god send because you never know if the tubes you're getting will be defective or not.

[Psyre]

It looks like they have a 45 day no questions asked return policy, from what I saw. ALso I found this ( I stopped at tubes)

" following items are returnable only if defective OR unopened - strings, reeds, computers, tubes"