Is there such a thing as a tube tester? Thanks for the advice, I hadn't thought that a complete failure could cause damage. Duh. We don't want that so I will pry my wallet open and spring for new ones. I just hate to be wasteful. In my opinion the system has sounded better than ever. Plenty of highs, lows and everything in between.
How can you tell when tubes are shot?
I have an ARC REF1 and ARC REF Phono Preamp as well as assorted solid state gear. I leave everything on 24/7 and am wondering if the tubes just quit working (ie: get really noisy) or whether there is a gradual decline in their performance? ARC makes recommendations on who long they should last but I have been running the REF1 steady for over 18 months and haven't noticed anything.
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