Complete Tube Overhaul
 

Alright guys I am looking to replace all the tubes in both of my MC275s and the C2300. I know this topic has been covered here on AA and I've been searching for the threads but I still have so many questions. I know that I want to go with all Gold Lions for this first purchase and go around.

First the C2300: I am using a MC cartridge in my TT so can I just leave the stock tubes for the MM stage as is? Will these stock tubes add additional noise inside the pre-amp that would effect my line stage and MC sage?

Second: I like the look and presentation of tube depot. It makes better sense to me.
You get these options like: Balanced Triodes, High Gain, Low Noise & Microphonics, & Matching.
However I much prefer the prices I see on BNBs eBay store. But you do not get these options or at least to the point I can tell.

so Third: Do I need all those fancy things or can I just buy the correct tubes at the best price and everything will work perfectly?

Fourth: Where in the world did Bob go?

Think you've made the correct choice (per my ears). All GL is the way I would go, as well.
Google Jim McShane for tubes. He is a good guy and good to deal with.

Trey, when I had two MC275's and a C2300, I noticed a big improvement in sound quality when I upgraded all the tubes. That is a lot of tubes and will not be inexpensive but I thought it was worth it over the stock tubes. You can leave the stock tubes in the MM section of the C2300.

Thanks for the feed back guys!
Where I am getting hung up is all the balanced/high gain/matching stuff.
And I think I remember reading somewhere that Genalex put out a better tube recently....I could be completely off on this.

Well..... Genalex (GEC) was a British vacuum tube manufacturer "back in the day" and is long gone, so they haven't and won't be making tubes any time soon. New Sensor, a company located on Long Island, NY, is producing tubes in their Russian factory using the names (Genalex, Mullard, Tung-Sol, etc.) of long defunct tube companies. Some of these tubes are quite close in design (the Gold Lion KT-88, for instance) to the originals and are excellent tubes. But, are new production in Russia rather than in the original western European factories or the USA.

New tubes going in. Both the C2300 and amps received all gold lions. Sent from my iPhone using A.Aficionado

Trey: I went complete Gold Lion on my C2300 with all the choices you mentioned. I too chose and like Tube Depot in how the website allows for the understandable choices you mentioned. You did well.

Thank you sir! I actually ended up using eBay for all my tubes. Saved quite a bit that way.

So I've been listening for about 30 minutes now and out of the box I'm hearing a better sound. I look forward to what it will sound like after 200 hours on them.

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