Just reporting my opinion, based on obsessive AB-ing, on the sonics of NOS vs new 6072/12AY7 tubes.
GE 5-Star and JJ sound really dang close. Like, surprisingly close. The GE is just a touch heftier in the low mids, but it is subtle.
GE 5-Star and Electro Harmonix sound different from each other. The EH is brighter, what you might call “grainy” and “sibilant” by comparison.
Was using a U87 through my tube preamp.
That is all. G’day!
GE 5-Star and JJ sound really dang close. Like, surprisingly close. The GE is just a touch heftier in the low mids, but it is subtle.
GE 5-Star and Electro Harmonix sound different from each other. The EH is brighter, what you might call “grainy” and “sibilant” by comparison.
Was using a U87 through my tube preamp.
That is all. G’day!
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