Tung sol 12ax7
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:34 am
Ok so recently I’ve been itching to try different tubes in my rocker 30. I currently have Mullard el34s which I’m happy with. And jj 12ax7s. I have read tons of good reviews of tung sol. I’ll say that I bought one because I didn’t want to gamble and waste money. I figured I’d try in v1 and if I didn’t like it I’d try in v2.
I was kind of shocked that there was a big difference in gain. In v1 it wasn’t as much. But it seemed like the amp had to be pushed a lot harder. But then the difference in v2 was even more. The rockers gain had to be maxed to have any at all. Now would this of been a much different picture if I replaced all 3 preamp tubes verses just moving one around??? I honestly just put the jj back because I like better. I’ll stop experimenting for now I suppose.
I was kind of shocked that there was a big difference in gain. In v1 it wasn’t as much. But it seemed like the amp had to be pushed a lot harder. But then the difference in v2 was even more. The rockers gain had to be maxed to have any at all. Now would this of been a much different picture if I replaced all 3 preamp tubes verses just moving one around??? I honestly just put the jj back because I like better. I’ll stop experimenting for now I suppose.