OK, now I've had one of my Svet 6550C's fail before its time was due. Luckily, I happened to walk back into the room and glance over toward the rig just as the tube began lighting up bright orange inside - I was cranking pretty loud at the time. I ran over and killed the volume and the amps. The music had actually continued to play without distortion right up until I doused it, but after allowing things to cool down and swapping out the light-show tube, the output fuse was blown when I tried to turn the amp back on. Fortunately, a new fuse took care of the situation - there were no blown resistors or anything. Why the tube went however, at only about 10 months old, I cannot say.
How to pick which brand of 6550 tubes to purchase
I have a pair of Ray Lumley M-100 amps. Have used two complete sets GE 6550 for close to twenty years. Need new tubes. Which tubes would you recommend to purchase? Any knowledge of the sound character of the different models. I like the accurate/neutral type of sound versus the too valve sound.
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