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Re: Audible Differences: EL34 vs 6550 - yeah just a little!

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Posted by Sgt. Karj on March 19, 2002 at 23:30:38

In Reply to: Re: Audible Differences: EL34 vs 6550 - yeah just a little! posted by DevoX on March 19, 2002 at 16:27:18:

I hope that you like the Svet EL34s. Those are all that I use (until they become unavailable or a better something comes along that is still affordable) since I can't afford/justify the wonderful NOS tubes out there. The difference between the two should be in the mids I would surmise. You should have more lush mids from one to the other, maybe giving up just a touch in the bass.
I imagine that you will easily be able to perceive the difference between the two. What you like, however, will be the most interesting part of the experiment.
I too have considered trying a tube swap, only in my case, it would be the exact opposite of what you're doing here. My amp would require a resistor change to complete the swap, but I understand that it is a simple matter to complete.
Please drop me an email and let me know what you think of the EL34s - this is probably a fairly common contemplation that 502/302 owners consider once they learn of their amps' multitube abilities!
Take care,
SK

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