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Old 02-28-2017, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tdelahanty View Post
I looked up the KT88 filament current which can be as high as 1.6a, the 2301 has eight output tubes, this doesnot include filament current from the low level front-end tubes. Using Dan's measurements 1.8a at idle is more than most typical SS amps playing music at average levels. Try the amps directly to a wall receptical and just run your front-end on the P10, I'm betting it will run much cooler.


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