![]() ![]() That's why I have a "tube drawer", I'm not going back to solid state Phono preamp, I love the combination of analog records and tubes, so I try to get all the good and affordable tubes I can for the future with my eternal flat broke economy. I paid 30 $ for my pair of Hitachi 7025 including shipping to Spain, or 75 $ for 4 Hit Ray (joint venture of Hitachi and Raytheon in the 60's) 12AX7A and they both TROUNCE the Psvane and Gold Lion sound wise and they sure they will last longer than the new production ones. The problem I see with both Psvanes and Gold Lions is that if one knows where and who to buy NOS tubes and not on a rush, one can get much better tubes than the ones like Psvane, Gold Lion or Electro Harmonix, to name a few, for less money. They are not as quiet as the Psvanes, but they both sound fine. The Gold Lions sounded well also, they too have around 100 hours of use or less, I let them warm up for another 5 minutes. I've tried both and I'm quite surprised with the Psvanes, their very quiet and 'though I only let them warm up for 5 minutes (and they have around 100 hours of use on my previous Phono preamp, or less) their sound is quite good. ![]() On my "tube drawer" I have a pair of matched (boxed) Psvane 12AX7 MkII and a pair of golden pins 12AX7 Gold Lions (new production).
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