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In Reply to: RE: "For whatever reason, 6N1P's seem to kind of go flat after 6-12 months of use." Very interesting... posted by Caucasian Blackplate on January 19, 2015 at 10:20:43:
About five or 6 years ago, my preamp did indeed start sounding rather, "off". Something wasn't right.
So I did some tube swaps- old for new. As I did this, I tested every tube to verify what might or might not be (were my ears starting to lose it, for example?).
Turned out one the 12AX7s in the phono stage wasn't quite up to the task anymore. Once it was replaced, things were golden again. The 6N1P that had been in place in my preamp since new (pre AND tube) didn't sound any different than a new spare that I tried in its place while diagnosing things (and the test measurements weren't all that different either!).
While I don't doubt you had a seriously different outcome, I can't come up with an explanation for your findings vs. mine.
Weird...
Dman
Analog Junkie
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- RE: "For whatever reason, 6N1P's seem to kind of go flat after 6-12 months of use." Very interesting... - Dman 10:58:20 01/19/15 (0)
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