Not a fan of damping tubes as it flattens the sound. Try listening with and without. Probably best not to damp power tubes due to the heat.
Herbies tube dampers
Has anyone used Herbies tube dampers ? Can u share your experience with them. I want to change my 6 stock 6H30 dampers on my Audio Research Ref 6SE. I was also thinking of putting them on the power supply tubes 1) 6H30 and 1) 6550. Would this be a good idea ?
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@noromance Herbies does make them for power tubes 1000* degrees. |
@tattooedtrackman There's no stopping Herbie. |
@noromance Nope. 👍😂 |
Let me start by saying I am a strong supporter of Herbie’s Audio Lab products. All that I have purchased deliver as promised and without insane pricing. And now, the one related exception. I have not had good success with their small signal tube dampers, having tried them on several occasions with ARC products. They DO seem to somewhat take the life/sparkle out of the tube in use. One hundred percent of the time it’s been back to the tube dampers supplied by ARC. I have not tried them on other preamplifier brands or on output tubes in any amplifier. |
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