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Re: Won't 4k ohm OT in Lightning eat EL84s?

2/7/2000 12:21 PM
SpeedRacer	Re: Won't 4k ohm OT in Lightning eat EL84s? I hear ya Carl.. and thought my reply was pretty clear about that actually. Sorry if it wasn't! I didn't diss Mark about his load/methodology.. Yes he threw theory out the window (which can be a good thing, yes) I think I even went so far as to point out that I have tone-hound buds who swear by this set up (they use AC30 OT's FWIW). I just don't personally think it's a great idea and I don't think tubes need to be run on the 'hairy edge' to sound their best. (look at Va vs load imp in a 'Wreck or a Z for instance!) That's just me though. I'm not a big theorist myself - my only design rules are "does it sound good?" and if the answer to that is "yes", then Q#2 is "will it hold up on stage or will it melt." That's a big one for me.

2/7/2000 12:21 PM

SpeedRacer

Re: Won't 4k ohm OT in Lightning eat EL84s?

I hear ya Carl.. and thought my reply was pretty clear about that actually. Sorry if it wasn't! I didn't diss Mark about his load/methodology.. Yes he threw theory out the window (which can be a good thing, yes) I think I even went so far as to point out that I have tone-hound buds who swear by this set up (they use AC30 OT's FWIW). I just don't personally think it's a great idea and I don't think tubes need to be run on the 'hairy edge' to sound their best. (look at Va vs load imp in a 'Wreck or a Z for instance!) That's just me though. :-)

I'm not a big theorist myself - my only design rules are "does it sound good?" and if the answer to that is "yes", then Q#2 is "will it hold up on stage or will it melt." That's a big one for me.

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Carl Z SpeedRacer;Usually ... -- 2/7/2000 1:20 PM