pick my Mark III tubes ...

[rvschulz]

help me pick my Mark III pre-amp tubes - purple-stripe no reverb (only 4 tubes) ...

my choices are :
Jan Philips 12AT7WC
GT 12AX7C (2 of these)
Ruby 12AX7A
Tung-Sol 12AX7 (reissue) (3 of these)
Sovtek 12AX7WC
Shuguang 12AX7 Unlabeled (2)
Jan Philips 12AX7WA

also - i'm thinking about going all 6L6 for right now ... any issues (other than the Mesa - "they are not as reliable" disclaimer)

 

[trem]

I had high expectation for the supposedly rugged JAN 12AX7WA, but the darn thing was microphonic. Long plate heh... :roll: Try it though, maybe yours won't.

I really like Tungsram ECC83 for V1, and the New Sensor Tung Sol for the rest. Oh, and Mullard ECC81 for the reverb (sweets and still cheap!).

 

[rvschulz]

well, no reverb, so ... such is life. thanks.