[Daniel Fox]

I'll be picking up on of these LDC's and am interested in trying a tube
swap to replace the chinese stock tube. Is there anything I can get
for less than $25 that might be an improvement over whats in there?
And where would I buy it?

Thanks,

Dan Fox

[Scott Dorsey]

Daniel Fox wrote:
I'll be picking up on of these LDC's and am interested in trying a tube
swap to replace the chinese stock tube. Is there anything I can get
for less than $25 that might be an improvement over whats in there?
And where would I buy it?

What's inside there? If it's a 6DJ8 or equivalent, you don't have a whole
lot of options. But call Ned at Triode Electronics in Chicago and ask what
he has in the junk pile that might be an upgrade.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Daniel Fox]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
What's inside there? If it's a 6DJ8 or equivalent, you don't have a whole
lot of options. But call Ned at Triode Electronics in Chicago and ask what
he has in the junk pile that might be an upgrade.

It's a 12AT7...

[Scott Dorsey]

Daniel Fox wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote:
What's inside there? If it's a 6DJ8 or equivalent, you don't have a whole
lot of options. But call Ned at Triode Electronics in Chicago and ask what
he has in the junk pile that might be an upgrade.

It's a 12AT7...

Well, try the JJ ones. They aren't expensive and they will at least be
quieter than the typical Chinese production. Triode should stock them.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[denovo]

Daniel Fox wrote:
I'll be picking up on of these LDC's and am interested in trying a tube
swap to replace the chinese stock tube. Is there anything I can get
for less than $25 that might be an improvement over whats in there?
And where would I buy it?

Thanks,

Dan Fox

Hi Dan

Last fall, I got a pair of matched 12AT7 NOS Mullards for my V69ME. I
am ecstatic that I did. It sounds a lot more thick and creamy now to
my ears. It's no high end mic, of course. But for a vocal session on
my voice we blind tested my 69ME against a Langevin CR-3A and a couple
other sub-1K mics. The 69 won out. YMMV. But, I've been very happy
with the swap.

Thanks to some posters here on rap for advice etc.

I would advise that you get some good tools to do the swap though. A
good fine micro screwdriver kit is indispensible.

A friend of mine suggested I get the tubes on Ebay he

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQ...ssZbnbQ5ftubes

Very reasonable cost. Very prompt shipping. Good feedback.

Good luck,

Charles