Hi Yeah I run this amp Pres at 3-4 (the digital reverb is amazing) the whole EQ roughly at 5 (sometimes I run the mids between 7-8) and for detail its around 7 and body is around 4 I am going to try TS V1,JJ ECC83s V2/3, and a Sovtek LPS in the Phase inverter. I never really has a good ear for pream...