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What tubes and speaker are you using
Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 10:18
by Hammered
I got my SL5 a few months ago . I tried a bunch of different preamp tubes and settled on a preferred series 7025 in V1 and tung sol ri in V2 and V3 and an SED EL34 for the power . I swapped out the V30 for a Celestion Creamback but I could have probably lived with the V30. The preamp swaps smoothed out the gain a bit. Not a drastic change in tone after the simple swaps and in all honesty I probably could have left it untouched and been happy but I rarely leave things untouched
Re: What tubes and speaker are you using
Posted: 19 Dec 2013, 05:13
by dukealexan
I swapped the speaker for a G12C greenback and left the back off. I've tried several preamp and power amp tubes types, don't recall what I have in her now.
Re: What tubes and speaker are you using
Posted: 19 Dec 2013, 12:45
by Hammered
dukealexan wrote:I swapped the speaker for a G12C greenback and left the back off. I've tried several preamp and power amp tubes types, don't recall what I have in her now.
How's the tone with the open back vs closed back ?
Re: What tubes and speaker are you using
Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 05:03
by dukealexan
I fine it to be fuller sounding with the back off and the greenback. I've also switched the tube to a 6CA7 which gives a meater sound. Last night I dropped in a VHT tube converter and put in a EL844 WOW! Very responsive, really sounds like a hot rodded JCM800
Re: What tubes and speaker are you using
Posted: 20 Feb 2014, 20:54
by Hammered
dukealexan wrote:I fine it to be fuller sounding with the back off and the greenback. I've also switched the tube to a 6CA7 which gives a meater sound. Last night I dropped in a VHT tube converter and put in a EL844 WOW! Very responsive, really sounds like a hot rodded JCM800
Is this the tube converter you used ?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor ... 84-adapter
Re: What tubes and speaker are you using
Posted: 21 Feb 2014, 04:36
by dukealexan
Hammered wrote:dukealexan wrote:I fine it to be fuller sounding with the back off and the greenback. I've also switched the tube to a 6CA7 which gives a meater sound. Last night I dropped in a VHT tube converter and put in a EL844 WOW! Very responsive, really sounds like a hot rodded JCM800
Is this the tube converter you used ?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor ... 84-adapter
Yes that's the one I use on the SL5 and the VHT Special 6 Ultra