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previous: GFR Stephen there was an adjustable Hi-... -- 6/13/2000 7:21 PM

Re: No triac in HV secondary: Agreed! So: adjustable HV regulator!

6/13/2000 7:49 PM
CG	Re: No triac in HV secondary: Agreed! So: adjustable HV regulator! So assuming you built a regulator like this, would it reallt live up to it's billing? One camp says tubes must be at (or sometimes above) their rated voltage, and biased at 70% max dissapation to get the good tone. This thread suggests a regulator that reduces the plate voltage and bias would let you get full volume tone at lower volume. Something's got ot give there... Is it a myth about hot tubes = good tone? Doesn't seem like it would be. So is it a myth that you could ever get full voulme tone at low volume? -cg

6/13/2000 7:49 PM

Re: No triac in HV secondary: Agreed! So: adjustable HV regulator!

So assuming you built a regulator like this, would it reallt live up to it's billing? One camp says tubes must be at (or sometimes above) their rated voltage, and biased at 70% max dissapation to get the good tone. This thread suggests a regulator that reduces the plate voltage and bias would let you get full volume tone at lower volume. Something's got ot give there... Is it a myth about hot tubes = good tone? Doesn't seem like it would be. So is it a myth that you could ever get full voulme tone at low volume?

-cg

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