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Hi Brian,
I'm no tube nerd either (my amp is solid state), but I did retro mod my 63 reish
unit with tubes from
KCA NOS tubes. Exact tubes you've got listed there, funnily enough. Service was
exemplary and
he shipped within hours. Tubes arrived packed in a ton of polystyrene and very
safe. Highly
recommended.
Cheers,
Eddie
>Hello,
>
>I've had my reish reverb unit for a few weeks now and have had lots
>of time to use it. I am very glad I got it! Palm muted parts sound
>great now.
>
>But it does sound a bit harsh, especially when played loud. Lots of
>people have posted they have done the mod to their units. I got this
>info from a guy who sells NOS tubes. He either knows what he is
>talking about or he is trying to sell lots of tubes (or both). For
>those of you that have swapped tubes out: how much of what is
>described below did you do?
>
>Replace 6V6 with NOS RCA 6K6GT ($15) (NOS 6K6's are $7.95)
>Replace 12AT7 with NOS Mullard CV4024 ($22)
>Replace 12AX7 with NOS JAN GE 5751 ($15)
>
>Change capacitor C10 with either a 390pF or 500pF silver mica cap
>(rated at 200V or higher) (~$0.60)
>
>His link:
>
>In general, I am not an audiophile and I don't have a tube fetish.
>But tube amps do sound better to me than solid state. I don't want to
>start that flame war here. But this tube stuff is greek to me and I
>would appreciate any advice.
>
>Thanks,
>BN
