Could I be all wrong after all?

Posted by airtime (A) on October 19, 2015 at 06:15:31

For the record - I am HOOKED on this amp and in not way do I mean to even hint anything of a negative tone with these postings.

I was hunting for a EL34 tube that is more "tuby" in sound. However do you know that moment when you listen to your stereo and realize - am I fighting the nature of this amp? The VTA ST-70 is one GREAT sounding amp. Ain't NOOOO complaints 'bout that! But what it is NOT is a vintage tube stereo. It is a very articulate well balanced, dynamic non boomy in the bass clean sounding modern tube amp stereo - period!

So am I fighting putting in the KT-66's. Thinking I may loose more of the midrange that I like. I've had other KT tubes, in vintage amps and did feel I lost some of that "tube" sound.

Am I wrong in trying to convert this amp into more of what my Sherwood sounds like (and I love this stereo exactly the way it is). Or should I embrace a different more modern tube sound.

charles

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Topic - Could I be all wrong after all? - airtime 06:15:31 10/19/15 (23)

Tone Controls - Triode_Kingdom 06:13:59 10/21/15 (1)

RE: Tone Controls - DAK 19:31:20 10/22/15 (0)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - Dingojazz 21:42:03 10/20/15 (0)

Does that have a tube rectifier?... - musetap 14:22:37 10/20/15 (0)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - petercapo 20:45:37 10/19/15 (4)

Great post and here's the plan - airtime 06:22:44 10/20/15 (3)

RE: Great post and here's the plan - Mechans 18:46:03 10/21/15 (1)

RE: Great post and here's the plan - SETdude 05:32:16 10/23/15 (0)

OR, you could always... - petercapo 07:19:52 10/20/15 (0)

Thought there used to be a choice of resistors for this amp kit... - DeKay 14:22:07 10/19/15 (2)

RE: Thought there used to be a choice of resistors for this amp kit... - petercapo 17:29:54 10/19/15 (1)

Thanks, that was most likely it. NT - DeKay 19:20:25 10/19/15 (0)

My take - E-Stat 14:05:25 10/19/15 (1)

RE: My take - DannyR 15:11:46 10/19/15 (0)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - DAK 14:00:29 10/19/15 (1)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - hahax@verizon.net 20:44:49 10/19/15 (0)

These amps also have the option - Dingojazz 11:28:03 10/19/15 (0)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - Mendel 07:36:24 10/19/15 (1)

KT66 vs 6L6GC - danlaudionut 20:44:09 10/19/15 (0)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - geezerrocket 06:29:18 10/19/15 (3)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - airtime 06:41:55 10/19/15 (2)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - DannyR 15:19:13 10/19/15 (1)

RE: Could I be all wrong after all? - daleda 11:15:54 10/20/15 (0)

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