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Originally Posted by Wgarcia
Also, is there any risk to these amps in changing to other rectifier types?…such as the suggested swap from a 5Y3S to a 5AR4? I assume not, as various recommendations seem to indicate no cap changes are needed or bias issues exist, but I'm careful with that which I do not understand.
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No risk at all. You can use any rectifier with any power tube in your amp except 6V6G's & 6L6G/GA's. These are lower power tubes. With them stick with a 5Y3 to be safe. The 6L6GB and GC are higher rated tubes and any rectifier is fine. Do you have any other rectifiers in your tube stash?