ART MPAII replacement tubes

[Tomm Williams]

Just picked up one of these to use for critical vocals live. Everything I've read says the stock tubes blow. What would be some suggestions for replacements ? I plan on using it mostly in soft jazz settings think Sade or Diana Krall sorta goal.

 

[Btyre2013]

I like JJ/Tesla valves a lot, they are very good for the money! if you can afford it though, nothing and I mean absolutely nothing beats NOS valves, like phillips/JAN, mullard, telefunken, they all have thier own flavour though, like spices. I personally love mullards for everything but they aren't cheap and are becoming rarer and harder to find.

 

[drtechno]

baught an art tps 2 and had to change the tube because it hissed.

I tried some different nos ge, jan, sylvania, telefunkens, settled on JJ ecc83s

 

[Tomm Williams]

UPDATE

I got the unit and it was an original USA made MPA not the II series. I opened it up and found it had Yugoslavian EI ECC83 tubes !! Score.