Peter, it's not necessarily the tubes that suffer most for being run in a hotter ambient environment, though it's good to keep them cooler as well - it's also many of the other electronic parts inside an amplifier, especially capacitors, which will have their rated operational life exponentially shortened by running them in a marginally hotter environment. Similar laws do apply to the tubes (and actually transistors as well) - that's why there are tube-cooler tweaks for sale - but at least tubes can be easily replaced (well, maybe not some NOS...).
The heat of tubes...
I have been auditioning some tube amps in the last few months and now that the weather is getting warmer, I am noticing something very important....MY ROOM IS AS HOT AS HECK!!
How do you tube lovers handle this? I tried turning on the AC, but during soft passages, the sound of the AC just bugs me.
I need therapy...
How do you tube lovers handle this? I tried turning on the AC, but during soft passages, the sound of the AC just bugs me.
I need therapy...
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