Wooly. It's wooly. Anybody that is a "serious" tube freak frequently changes out their tubes for absolutely no reason at all (for example, I put a pair of Sovtek KT88s in my SEP amp to replace a perfectly fine set of Gold Lions because I like the Blue Glow the Sovteks produce), thus never knows when they're dead (the tubes, not the freak) or at least loses track of them. Until they get wooly.
How does the sound of a power tube change, over time?
I have a pair of Rogue M-180 monoblocks that each use a quad of KT-120 power tubes. I'm considering a new set of power tubes (same brand, Tung-Sol)
I realize this question will depend on the specific tube type and amp, but I'm curious about the common experiences. For those of you experienced owning the same tube amp over years and replacing the power tubes with the same brand of power tube, what did you gain, sonically? E.g. as power tubes age does the amp suffer in terms of frequency extension, dynamics, volume, etc?
I realize this question will depend on the specific tube type and amp, but I'm curious about the common experiences. For those of you experienced owning the same tube amp over years and replacing the power tubes with the same brand of power tube, what did you gain, sonically? E.g. as power tubes age does the amp suffer in terms of frequency extension, dynamics, volume, etc?
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