Originally Posted by
worrasf
I think you will find the Raytheon more musical and enjoyable than the Brimar. I always find Brimars sound too "dark" for my tastes. Likewise GE and RCA (other than the 1950's RCA long black plates which I like very much)
I have an RCA long black plate but it's past its best. When it was good it was superb,probably my favourite 12BH7a but looking forward to the Raytheon. I shopped around a bit for this valve and Europe is now very expensive with most £55 upwards. The Raytheon from tubemonger is £35 delivered from the states!
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2