funny voltages on my rocket

[martin manning]

How did they sound better? Quieter (less noise)? Clearer? Brighter? What would be interesting is to trace them out and see how they compare to vintage specs.

Less noisy to my ear. to not sound passe or cliche, it really feels like someone pulled the blanket off the top of the amp. I swapped it around in a few of my amps, and could actually hear an appreciable noise difference and clarity wherever I stuck it.

You will hear differences like that rolling current production tubes. IMO the thing is there is more variation in modern tubes, but good ones compare favorably with NOS.

[beasleybodyshop]

How did they sound better? Quieter (less noise)? Clearer? Brighter? What would be interesting is to trace them out and see how they compare to vintage specs.

Less noisy to my ear. to not sound passe or cliche, it really feels like someone pulled the blanket off the top of the amp. I swapped it around in a few of my amps, and could actually hear an appreciable noise difference and clarity wherever I stuck it. I also scored several Mullard IEC 12AT7s - and i find that i actually like my express amp with one in V1 so much more than a 12AX7

You will hear differences like that rolling current production tubes. IMO the thing is there is more variation in modern tubes, but good ones compare favorably with NOS.

Yeah Ive been really happy with the cache I acquired recently. I rolled a few around in my blackface twin reissue, my mes boogie express 5:50, marshall jmp clone, express, and rocket - Definitely quieter, me likey.