Can you touch the tubes?

I was talking to someone at the tube store about replacing some KT 150 tubes and he said it was perfectly fine to touch the tubes.

I've always thought you're supposed to handle these things very carefully with white gloves or a microfiber cloth.

Handling them with my fingers makes it easier to pull them out , insert them more securely.

Does it really matter if my fingerprints get on the glass or should I clean them off with a microfiber cloth after I touch them?

emergingsoul11-05-2023 5:41pm

roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,990 posts 11-08-2023 at 12:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That's also why you're never supposed to touch headlight bulbs when you are installing them.
pennfootball71 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 278 posts 11-11-2023 at 09:33am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It’s not recommended to use skin on tubes it hurts transients! Hahah
pennfootball71 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 278 posts 11-11-2023 at 09:35am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I heard that licking the tubes will give you deeper sound stage, and better channel separation! but you can only lick them counterclockwise
csmgolf Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 887 posts 11-11-2023 at 12:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I heard that licking the tubes will give you deeper sound stage, and better channel separation! but you can only lick them counterclockwise Ahhhh!!! A man of experience. Lick one tube and you're a tube licker for life. You and @tubebuffer must be related.
twhitezzz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 46 posts 11-11-2023 at 12:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I just learned something with factual basis on AG !!