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Gold Lions are quite good, and popular on AA. How do the Tung-Sol and EH tubes compare to the GL ones? From what I've read the GL might be a bit warmer.
Yes, I would say that is a fair description. The difference to my ears is fairly subtle, but all are an improvement in background 'blackness' over the OEM tubes, with the Tung-Sol & GL a step better to the EH in the C22.
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It's always subjective, but I've been really happy with the Mullard reissue CV4004. Good warmth and clarity to my ears.
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If anyone's interested, Tube Depot has a site-wide sale on until Wednesday at noon.
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In my Lamm gear I like:

Westinghouse JAN CWL 12AX7, Yellow writing, 1960s
Philips MiniWatt Holland 12AX7=ECC83 , 1960s

The '60s-70s Telefunkens I've tried have a nice clairity, solid mid-range, decent highs but tend to be a touch thin in the mid-bass and lower.
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If anyone's interested, Tube Depot has a site-wide sale on until Wednesday at noon.
If they have any JAN tubes, I've found them to be very quiet for preamps stages.
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