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Originally Posted by NOLG4EVR
The SQ of these amps are worth fighting for. I will give them another try. Will replace the tubes, bias the amps again, check my homes power voltage and pray. It would be nice to get at least a few months out of this next set of tubes. If I thought my wife was high maintenance Shindo amps have put things into perspective. Hopefully things will work out.
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I'm not a big fan of deviating from the stock Shindo tubes, but maybe a different brand of 300b will put your mind at ease. As to high maintenance, tube gear is like car ownership. Care in use and regular maintenance guarantees a long life. Not paying attention to important details and adopting a plug and play attitude leads to problems. Not saying that was the case here, of course, it's simply worth pointing out that owning expensive handmade tube based audio equipment is not a "turn it on and leave it alone" situation. It's a relationship. A 2 way street.