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Old 05-19-2022, 08:21 PM
Isaacc7 Isaacc7 is offline
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I have given up on the 6aq5. No matter which ones I try and the input tube used there is a distortion in the upper midrange that I can't get rid of. I was using them with a 5y3 rectifier but I think I was still feeding them too much voltage on the plates and the screen. Oh well. I have an amp coming later in the year that will be able to use them.

I saw an older post that mentioned using 6k6 tubes with a 5w4 rectifier. My friend gave me a pair of GE 6k6gt tubes. I popped them in with a Tungsol 5w4gt rectifier and a tall 7n7 in the input. Sounds quite nice. The initial impression might just be from getting rid oif that distortion lol. I'll listen for a while and try some other input tubes too.
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