tube substitutes: solid state product - any experiences?

[Luuc]

AMT, a British - Russian firm produces a 12AX7 tube substitute. More I do not know. Just saw this on the internet.

Two questions:

1) anyone any experience?

2) is there a similar product?

I am an interested layman compared to a real amp tech. Willing to learn yes.
To me, for instance a solid state rectifier versus a tube rectifier is kind'a living proof of a common ground shared by my beloved tube amps and solid state, which have qualities in their own right for sure.

[xtian]

I received my 12A*7 replacements from Jet City a week or two ago. Got the "mixed" pack with hi, med, and low gain units. Plugged all three into my D'Lite, and it sounded fine--was not able to make any observations at this point, other than that they worked and did not sound bad. Hope to do more testing soon.

http://www.jetcityamplification.com/#!retrovalves/ctjr

(Sorry, phpBB mangles this URL. Copy and paste).

[Smokebreak]

I'm looking forward to an unbiased, anonymous a/b analysis. This may call for a poll with clips.

While within the valve vs SS discussion, rectification is generally given a pass by us tube sniffers. But you're right, Luuc... but why should it? It most definitely affects things, perhaps moreso than other hairsplitting, be it capacitor composition, etc.