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Tubes up or tubes down?
 11/12/1999 6:21 PM |
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| fet | Tubes up or tubes down? Lately I've been thinking about buying some parts and building a little tube amp head. Question: On a head-only unit, which is better: tubes up like a Marshall, or tubes suspended down like a Fender? It always seemed to me that the Fender design unnecessarily bakes all the amp innards in the rising heat from the tubes below. I seem to recall reading that Leo F. did the suspended-tube thing for a better combo-amp design. That I can see; but why suspend the tubes on a head-only unit? Thanks for your opinion... |
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| peter The Radiotron Designer's Handbook r... -- 11/12/1999 6:31 PM Steve Jones The tubes are down on a combo so yo... -- 11/12/1999 9:08 PM |