Valve order from Tube Depot, need collaborators.

ezietsman · 2010-07-02T12:36:08+00:00

Hello All. So I think I may need some new valves soon and I see from other posts and people that www.tubedepot.com is a good place. Problem is, my HT-5 only uses 2 valves and I thought of getting 2 different 12ax7s to try and one 12bh7 which comes to a royal total of around $35. Looks like the 7-10 day shipping is $30 so I'll more or less pay double to get those 3 valves here. Nick expressed interest in piggy backing on my order so hence, will anyone else be interested in ordering some valves? To make things a bit easier it would make sense to have people who live in and around Cape Town join, else I have to go and faff around in post offices too much. On the other hand, if someone else in CPT is going to order some valves soon, can I piggyback on your order?

FenderBender

Skywalker wrote I ordered a few extras for my Marshalls just in case they blew-AGAIN ?

I had to use four of the six TS 12ax7s for the TSL. The original Marshall branded preamp tubes are still working though.

@Skywalker: Seems I'm not going out this am anymore so you're welcome to pull in anytime.

needleshy

how are the noise levels on the tungsol's and a high gain amplifier? i'd also like to get some spares on the next shipment if that's possible.

anyone have any experience with the chinese made valve's?

@ graeme, could you please PM me your no. as i may need some work done. thanks mate

Skywalker

There you have it Nick - 2 left.

Cool stuff Graeme. Could you pop the JJ's in instead of the original Marshalls? Would it make THAT much of a difference? I can keep the Marshalls as spares then.

What do you think?

I can only pop in a bit later - will give you a shout though.

Skywalker

@Needleshy - check out the Marshall forum for some opinions on different tubes in different amps for different sounds.
http://www.marshallforum.com/

I checked it out before I ordered my tubes and decided to go for a combination of the Tung Sols and JJ's. I'll be experiencing the "new" setup at practice later with my JCM. I'll let you know what I think. If I'm around the studio when you guys are jamming again you can check it out yourself if you want 8)

needleshy

i got JJ's in already, but i changed the gain stage tube to a motorola (old spares), 4 some reason it sounded a bit better to me, odd.

FenderBender

Here is an excerpt from a review at thetubestore.com:
The Tung Sol 12AX7 has the gain and drive of a Chinese 12AX7 and the pure tone of a Mullard or Brimar. According to the manufacturer, this Tungsol 12AX7 is the Ultimate 12AX7. Big, warm, and musical. High Gain, ultra-low microphonics, and superb linearity with a dynamic 3-D sound.

Here is a link to the review page (I think this has been posted before):
http://thetubestore.com/12ax7review.html

More opinions on TS vs JJ:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161220

@needleshy: PM sent

Skywalker wrote Could you pop the JJ's in instead of the original Marshalls? Would it make THAT much of a difference? I can keep the Marshalls as spares then.

I replaced the old "Valve Art" EL34s with JJs and the old Marshall branded 12ax7s with Tung Sols. You need to let the Tung Sols burn in a bit and then roll tubes and see which you prefer. Preamp tubes can be rolled without having to rebias anything and thus easy for you to do.

Skywalker

Cool stuff Graeme. Shotto!

We'll chat when I pop in later.

Can't wait to get my baby back ?

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