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Originally Posted by goldhorse
I had time today to listen to the KT88 and the sound is just huge, and the bass pronounced. I now share your opinion that having the PRE might just be too much of a boost. It was like a caged bull trying to break free  As I don't have an attenuator built in in the Hot-Rod I might just look around for a passive PRE. Until I do, I'll play around with the smaller tubes.
With the 7581A, I'm interested to see how they would sound with 6SL7's in the gain stage. These on the other hand may benefit from the extra gain. We'll see.
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You can surely try those 6SL7's for the extra gain. Yet, there are tradeoffs in my view, which may or may not accommodate the rest of your system and your tastes. I personally prefer the 6SN7's, as these are more subtle, and allow the nuisances to come out without any stridency, moderate as that may be with the 6SL7's.