Hookup wire for tube amplifier?

Jetrepro, I'm very impressed with your work, and thanks for the advice on soldering and hookup wire. I like your choice of the Goldpoint stepped attenuator for volume control at the input of the amp. I use the same for my amp, and it is better than any preamp I have tried. I'm not surprised you got a big jump in sound quality by removing the coupling cap (input coupling cap correct?). Less caps in the signal path the better the sound, IMO. My amp only has one set of cap in the signal path (2 caps because it is a PP amp).

Your experience with copper and silver wire is same as mine. I think overall copper is the better way to go, and a small amount of silver wire can be used to "voice" an amp if needed.

Dracule,

Would love to see pictures of your amp and system. Bet is sounds wonderful. That Goldpoint attenuator was a good move. Nice that copper is working for you. I dont think there is a one way. I am conituing to add silver little by little. The reason silver is starting to work in my system may be because of my Audio Note speakers which are known to be a little dark it the mid range.

The cap I removed is the one that is working with the resistor that is biasing the 6C6 driver tube. C-5. It actually may not be called the coupling cap. I may have miss spoke. In my amp there are only two stages the input/driver tube which is coupled to the 300b. I used a V-cap to couple the driver to the output tube. To see the schematic, you can search for Joe Roberts we91a.

If you read sound practices, Herbert Reichert recommends silver hook up wire. His "Flesh and Blood" 300b is searchable online. My point is to try things and hear what works. 3 ft of silver wire is pretty inexpensive even large gauge silver from Percy is pretty cheap and enjoy the journey.

Thanks for the explanation about the cap position. You're right. I don't think you can call it a coupling cap unless it is directly in the signal path. I've used Vcaps as output coupling caps and like them. I'm trying out Duelund CAST caps in this position. I will experiment with a little silver wire in my amp. As for my system, it is a work in progress. I will send you some pics when its finished.

How do you like the Duelands? The TFTF V-caps sound good but sometimes I think I hear the teflon. (might be my imagination :)) May try AN copper caps.

I have not had chance to directly compare Duelunds and Vcaps in my amps yet, so can't be sure. But my impression based on using these in other components is that Duelunds are more natural (more realistic timbre of instruments and vocals) without losing fine detail. Vcaps seems to be more detailed, but not as natural as the Duelunds. The Vcaps seems to have a "zing" to the treble. Hard to put into words. People often describe Teflon caps as having its own signature, so you may not be imaging it.