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A Black Plate Here, a Smooth Plate There, Here a Plate, There a Plate, Everywhere a Plate Plate...
Smooth plates, black plates, gray plates, short plates, long plates,
round getters, D getters... I constantly see vintage tubes with such descriptions. Is there a book which lists all the different designs so I can learn about them? Thanks Crumb |
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Smooth plates, black plates, gray plates, short plates, long plates, round getters, D getters... I constantly see vintage tubes with such descriptions. Is there a book which lists all the different designs so I can learn about them? Thanks Crumb don't know a good book, the best thing is to buy a big batch of tubes and get some hands-on none of those terms are too tough though here is an explanation: Smooth plates - the plate of the tube is smooth, rather than "ribbed" black plates - the plate is black in color as compared to grey (black is preferred to grey in most cases) gray plates - the plate is grey in color as compared to black short plates - the same tube - for example a Mullard ECC83 may have two versions, one having shorter plates than the other long plates - see short plate above round getters - the getter(s) are shaped like the letter "O" D getters - the getter(s) are shaped like the letter "D" |
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Wait, wait! Let me write this down! Hold on!
(scribble scribble) ; ) Smooth plates - the plate of the tube is smooth, rather than "ribbed" black plates - the plate is black in color as compared to grey (black is preferred to grey in most cases) gray plates - the plate is grey in color as compared to black short plates - the same tube - for example a Mullard ECC83 may have two versions, one having shorter plates than the other long plates - see short plate above round getters - the getter(s) are shaped like the letter "O" D getters - the getter(s) are shaped like the letter "D" Bob H. Just grab that plate in one hand, the chassis in the other, and FEEL the power of tube audio!!! (not literally, of course, just kidding. DON'T DO THAT!) |
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"fire bottles" said:
black plates - the plate is black in color as compared to grey (black is preferred to grey in most cases) Why? Does it sound better? -- Sander de Waal " SOA of a KT88? Sufficient. " |
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If you go to a site like Brett Jesse Recording, SDS Tubes, KCA, etc... you
can get a good overall idea of who made what and what is highly regarded. From there you can check out the eBay auctions with nice large pics. As to whether there's any credence to it all, well that's open to speculation and debate (usually endless). Certain getter designs are said to be more microphonic than others. The great plate debate is more mysterious to me. My understanding is that plates were blackened and textured (or ribbed for your aural pleasure) to improve heat rejection, and that any audible difference was purely serendipity. Anyone know for sure? Personally, I've only come across one tube that really made my putter twitter, and it wasn't particularly a "boutique" variety. Otherwise, tubes is tubes, IMHO. Oh, and JJs rock! dre Crumb wrote in message om... Smooth plates, black plates, gray plates, short plates, long plates, round getters, D getters... I constantly see vintage tubes with such descriptions. Is there a book which lists all the different designs so I can learn about them? Thanks Crumb |
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