Quote Originally Posted by TheHills44060 View Post
Agreed 100%. The tone controls are absolutely invaluable in my experience. Heck even the balance knob is useful.
I have tone controls on my SA-T1 and never have to use them. I find the Telefunken, Valvo, and Kobe TEN tubes give all my music a neutral sound that is never to bright and I never hear any sibilant. Now with Gold Lion tubes its a different story.