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I hear ya . I'm not into tube rolling for the sport of it. (Not that there's anything wrong with that!) But with these Inspire amps, there is really something to experience via differen tubes. The guy who I bought my amp from used only the Goldlion KT-88s and loved it. When I set it up that way, it sounded great. I probably would have stuck with that too, except for the fact that the amp came from Dennis with 3 sets of power tubes and drivers. So, I felt I should at least check them out. And that opened up a wholely different experience with the delicate sound of the 6L6 output tube, in my case new Tung-Sols came with the amp. Since I liked that, I expected that the Pope 6V6s that many had touted here would be even more to my liking. And they are. I have no real desire to continue rolling. Just looking to see if perhaps a new rectifier will make the experience even better.
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By the way, yesterday I swapped out my Sophia 274B for a vintage RCA 5Y3 in my LP-2 and think I prefer it. It brought out detail. I tried it as I had put a 5V4G rectifier in the amp, found it enhanced imaging and realism, but was a bit soft on top. The 5Y3 in the preamp seems to have compensated for this with overall improvement. Another good example of how interdependent various tubes are and how difficult make judgments about a given tube without taking into account the context it is used within. Last edited by pstrisik; 02-13-2016 at 12:23 PM. |
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I have a pair too., as well as KT66's and 6V6's. None of the GL power tubes are slouches. Usually, there will be one combo of tubes that really does it for you.
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Oh yeah, you needs caps too. |
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GE 6BX7 GT RCA Radiotron 80 RCA 27 - Preamp RCA 6SN7 GT Sophia El. 274-B Genalex GL KT88 - Amp GE 6BX7 GT RCA Radiotron 80 RCA 27 - Preamp Sylvania 6SN7 G/B Sophia El. 274-B Genalex GL KT88 - Amp GE 6BX7 GT RCA Radiotron 80 RCA 27 - Preamp Sylvania 6SN7 GTA Sophia El. 274-B Genalex GL KT88 - Amp The above is valid also with 5Z4 and 5AR4 rectifiers ... GE 6BX7 GT RCA Radiotron 80 RCA 27 - Preamp Super Radiotron 6SN7 GTA Sophia El. 274-B Russian 6L6 GC - Amp GE 6BX7 GT RCA Radiotron 80 RCA 27 - Preamp Phillips JAN 6SL7 WGT Sophia El. 274-B RCA 6V6 GT - Amp I still need to roll some more drivers with the 6L6 and 6V6 output tubes, but for KT88's my rule of thumb is: "6SN7 opens up detailing and tames the over-emphasis in the higher frequencies, keeping that nice bass about the same" The 6SL7's are great drivers for the 6V6's, and the 6SN7 favor the 6L6's. All this of course in my gear, etc... I also would like to stress the importance of room conditioning ... Essential! Last edited by Musica Amantem; 02-15-2016 at 08:05 AM. |
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Bring them on, Buddy!
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What is the best way to secure these types of capacitors to the inside of the chassis? I know zip-ties are probably best, but if you don't have anything to anchor it to - what does Dennis use to attach it to the side walls? Is that a silicone glue or something? I'd guess you wouldn't want a solvent-based glue that could potentially eat into the casing of the capacitor. Any idea what's considered the safest/best securing glue?
Thanks!
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