Pale Rider
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Like Lon, I am not a big fan of the Ruby. It ain't bad, but to me, it seems thin and astringent, and further to that, once that full-bodied quality is lost from the rectifier, it seems difficult to get back. I also agree wit Lon, that as a class, the NOS RCA rectifiers are quite good. And I really like some Mullards I have tried in my Taboo, along with some Svetlanas I have tried. I just received my first sets of NOS RCA 5AS4A rectifiers, and I plan to try them in my Toriis and Ultra, along with some other versions I ordered over the holidays.
There are significant choices in the 6922/6N1P class. I have thoroughly enjoyed trying all sorts of Nationals (like them a lot), Ediswanns (love them), Telefunkens, Voskhods (early 70s very nice), and I am about to put some NOS Siemens-Halske in my Ultra and Toriis.
What I love about the Decware product line is that it makes sweet music with elegantly simple designs, where the circuit design is so robust, that it makes ordinary, inexpensive current production tubes sound good. From there, because tube rolling is easy, the sky is the limit.
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