Hi Chris,

Hehe... No worries

Crisp, sharp, initially impressive (a trait often confused with detailed)..... but ultimately without soul.
I completely agree with you regarding the Teles - that's exactly what I found in my system: they were uber-detailed and 'neutral' sounding, but ultimately rather 'cold', and yes, lacking in 'soul', which is why I changed them for the NOS military spec Tesla E83CC 'frame grids' as these had the neutrality of the Teles but gave music more of its natural colour and timbre.

So far, the Teslas are the best ECC83/12AX7-type valve I've heard, but I'm shortly going to be road-testing some EAT 803S from Pistol Music, which are supposed to be the ultimate (at a price!), so we'll see how they compare to the Teslas

How Mikey found the Teles "bloated" sounding is anyone's guess!!

Rich, seriously cool shot of the famous 'KT88 glow'

I hope you're enjoying 'life in bottles'

Marco.