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In Reply to: RE: " Bendix 6106 ()200 hrs use) has tight and punchy bass but the midrange is too stiff " posted by Lord Soth on September 30, 2012 at 04:24:43:
It's a constant point of argument amongst guitar amp (esp hi-end boutique) owners. "Gotta look at the BIG picture & not concentrate solely on rolling tubes).The Power Supply plays a very imporantant role in the dynamics of your unit. Bigger, IMHO, than using a specific "magic" tube rectifier.
Yes, the "right" valve may "tune" the output to your desired wants. But, you may find it a fleeting thing, as the tube breaks-in, the tone starts to go back to the undersirable start point. Whereas good PS design & construction may allow you to use a number of rectifiers --- and get similar pleasant responses.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, tube rolling SOMETIMES is an indication of weakness elsewhere in the overall design. Just taking a WAG, kinda ho-hum bass wqith good mids (with the OEM 5Y3GT) may indicate that the PS caps are not doing what they should be doing --- at least not when you push your unit (transients, playing loud, past 2:00 on the control).
You have a photo of your unit? Esp an "under-the-hood" shot? Be nice to see what kinda caps, resistors, and chokes are being used.
I hate to see a new entry to audio go down that "Now, I have 100 tubes and none of them seem to really give me what I totally want out of my system."
Have a good one! Hope your team wins, if you follow football or baseball (or both)!
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- Synergy is the thing here - FenderLover 04:41:42 09/30/12 (3)
- RE: Synergy is the thing here - Lord Soth 06:31:15 09/30/12 (2)
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- RE: Synergy is the thing here - Lord Soth 07:10:03 10/01/12 (0)