Replacement tubes.
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Replacement tubes.
Think I need new tubes for my UA 2-610. Any suggestions? Thanks much in advance!
Peace,
Kevin
Peace,
Kevin
Re: Replacement tubes.
NOS JAN-Philips military spec 12AT7s from the Tube Store are a good choice and pretty cheap too. I also tested out a couple 12AX7s from the same vendor; I liked the Svetlana's the best for a more hi-fi tone vs. the Electro Harmonix for a higher gain sound. My experience is based on hearing these tubes in a guitar amp application, so YMMV.Sculli wrote:Think I need new tubes for my UA 2-610. Any suggestions? Thanks much in advance!
Peace,
Kevin
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Welcome to the murky world of buying tubes on the net.... beware of shady vendors selling rubbish!
Good luck in your search
Nick
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Good luck in your search
Nick
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Don't buy NOS. It's a money pit.
I've had good luck with EHX. I buy from Tube Depot and spend the extra $3 on the testing they do to make sure you get a solid one, then still check for microphonics after installing. That's really my biggest concern... microphonics, then if there's something obviously wrong like they're really noisey or something. I don't think my ear is good enough to tell if the new EHX tube I bought sounds worse, or just different than a NOS Mullard or something like that, and spending more than $20 on a preamp tube is pretty silly to me.
I've had good luck with EHX. I buy from Tube Depot and spend the extra $3 on the testing they do to make sure you get a solid one, then still check for microphonics after installing. That's really my biggest concern... microphonics, then if there's something obviously wrong like they're really noisey or something. I don't think my ear is good enough to tell if the new EHX tube I bought sounds worse, or just different than a NOS Mullard or something like that, and spending more than $20 on a preamp tube is pretty silly to me.
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