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RE: Excess Line Voltage vs Amplifier Sound

Posted by 91derlust on January 9, 2017 at 19:36:25:
Just to clarify your statement (it can be interpreted two different ways):

"That does shorten tube life but usually what I've always done with that is lower the negative voltage on the grid."

Do you mean lower as in going from a) -55V to -60V, or b) -55V to -50V? For a given plate voltage, example a. will reduce dissipation (less plate current) and example b. will increase dissipation (more plate current).

I only ask because when many people see "reduce" or "lower" they are thinking in absolute values. In the case of negative values, they might assume you mean the second example (-55V to -50V).

Cheers,
91.