Enchilada
Strange person.
I just replaced a faulty valve in my MIC200 preamp
It still doesn't sound awesome but it's incredible the amount of difference replacing the valve made. Its a lot warmer and the vocals are more, I don't know how to describe, crisp sounding and a LOT cleaner (less noise). There's more definition or something.
I replaced it with a gold plated electro harmonix 12AX7-EH that cost well over 3 times what most other valves I looked at cost.
The original valve blew only after having it for a couple of months so I could have had a dud sounding valve to begin with but I'm happy with how it sounds nop. I think it will make a sweet bass DI box.
I'll post samples of it through my delta 1010lt card later.
I only have one issue, the valve doesn't glow
It is my understanding that valves should glow and why would it sound so much better if the valve wasn't working.
It still doesn't sound awesome but it's incredible the amount of difference replacing the valve made. Its a lot warmer and the vocals are more, I don't know how to describe, crisp sounding and a LOT cleaner (less noise). There's more definition or something.
I replaced it with a gold plated electro harmonix 12AX7-EH that cost well over 3 times what most other valves I looked at cost.
The original valve blew only after having it for a couple of months so I could have had a dud sounding valve to begin with but I'm happy with how it sounds nop. I think it will make a sweet bass DI box.
I'll post samples of it through my delta 1010lt card later.
I only have one issue, the valve doesn't glow
It is my understanding that valves should glow and why would it sound so much better if the valve wasn't working.