10 hours ago
I got some new ceramic octal tube sockets installed and also tried some different coupling caps.
The results:
The good - both tubes light up
The bad - sounds awful!
Ok, so just why? Maybe my coupling caps. I tried some generic yellow .33 caps that came with a kit. I wasn't super pleased with the brown drop caps I had in there previously, so I tried those. So, I'll try something else. Maybe some of those highly sought after leaky bumble bees
I'll also use some socket adapters and check voltages so I can see if the new sockets are working. Voltages at the pins check ok. May be time to break out the scope again. It'd be great for a guitar player - just the right distortion, but for HiFi - not so much.
The results:
The good - both tubes light up
The bad - sounds awful!
Ok, so just why? Maybe my coupling caps. I tried some generic yellow .33 caps that came with a kit. I wasn't super pleased with the brown drop caps I had in there previously, so I tried those. So, I'll try something else. Maybe some of those highly sought after leaky bumble bees
I'll also use some socket adapters and check voltages so I can see if the new sockets are working. Voltages at the pins check ok. May be time to break out the scope again. It'd be great for a guitar player - just the right distortion, but for HiFi - not so much.
If I could find the place called "Somewhere", I could find "Anything"
Tim
Jesus cried out and said, "Whoever believes in me , believes not in me but in him who sent me" John 12:44
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