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hello, i'm looking for the mullard sound but not the mullard price , any suggestions? thanks!

3 seconds til someone makes a duck joke...

This one is all 2x6spds... he seems to be the resident tuber? (no, that's a potato) tubehead? (that just sounds rude) tube aficionado. The rest of us would just suggest you buy a solid state amp put a barrel over your head.

Bren R.

Thank goodness for Google. I had no idea what you were talking about until I looked up Mullard.

So, do you want a tube amplifier or a solid state amplifier that sounds like a tube amp?

You can also build one yourself.

Go to bottlehead.com and ask the question they will be able to assist you. Good Luck

Peter, He wants to know of what tube sounds as good as a mullard. Mullard tubes are still very expensive.

Hi Skizz, power tube, or preamp tube? What's the number?

http://www.upscaleaudio.com/view_category.asp?cat=38

Upscale Audio, where I get my tubes and tube advice.

OK, so before I take off for Friday night dinner, if you're talking about 12AX7's, I'd go with the vintage Sylvania 1961, great price, great tube, great sound. I've used Red Rubies, Siemens E83CCs( in my Ah! CDP), GE Long Plates (1963).

If you're talking about KT88s I've used Sovtek, Red Ruby, Svetlanas, I like the Svets, all were excellent.

I have Winged C's KT 88's & Mullard 6201's and 12AX7's in my Response Audio Reference Jolida 502A, and a Mod 2 Jolida JD100 CDP also from Response Audio, which I highly recommend. Bill Baker does some remarkable mods to these units. Its just the price on these NOS tubes that are breaking me. looks like I'll be checking out Sylvania's.
thanks!!!!! also, what can you tell me about cryo treated tubes? are they worth the big bucks?

Bren: If you don't have anything positive to say about the subject SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!!
I'm sick of your niggardly attitude about topics you dont
like. I am not the only one that shares this same point of view. Yes we all know you are a legend in your own mind.

skizziks777: The new versions of JJ Tesla are excellent. You get the great tube sound without bass bloom that some other brands have. I actully do enjoy JJ's EL34 more than Mullard or other Chinese brands based on my setup. Maybe the Mullard tubes I got were used to hell or were not matching.