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Originally Posted by N2IXK
The original 5U4G tubes in the ST envelope are getting harder to find and more expensive, because some of the audiophool crowd is convinced that they "sound better".  |
Well they look cool.
As for sounding better, I have a hard time believing what mechanism is involved that could make a difference there. The output tubes and driver and buffer tubes I can understand why (tubes tend to produce some amounts of 2nd harmonic, when down around 45dB it sounds pleasant to the ear).