Why did that valve suddenly stop working? I thought it might be useful to look at what the common failures in valves are as they age. I have had a number of folks ask me why their amp suddenly started blowing fuses. My first recommendation is to replace the fuse , unplug the valve rectifier and see if it still blowing fuses. More often than not, the amp stops blowing fuses when the rectifier is […]
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~EL84 ( 6BQ5) This blog article is about how to get a clean sounding amp and excellent hifi performance. The ideal valve for the hifi amp is one that has low distortion, excellent power handling and a long life. The ideal output valve for the guitar player that likes the ultimate in clean sound also needs the same characteristics. If your amp uses the EL84 ( US number 6BQ5), then please read more……. Hi-Fi amps
Buying Valves Online things to Watch I like to look at other websites around the world which sell valves/tubes around the world so i can learn what they do well ! I did notice that there are traps around that can cost you money so I thought I would pass on some tips Here are our tips to save your hard earned cash online : Sometimes you see what looks like a low price.
Vox AC30 Overview The Vox AC30™ has been around since 1960. It is one of the classic most recognisable British amps to this day. It sounds absolutely gorgeous and I bitterly regret over and over again selling my 1960’s one. Here is a quick look at the different models and my recommendation on the two best versions to buy. The Vox AC30 users include , The Shadows, The Beatles, Rory Gallagher, Brian May ( Queen)
I thought I would re-fresh this article because as you do listening tests you learn more and I thought you might like to here the updates .The updates are in bold . On one evening this week, I was at a friend’s house and we had some listening tests preamp valves in the V1 position in an amp. Here is a short summary of what we found. The test amp was a Belcat and this
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