I'm sure someone w/ more tube experience will chime in but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say if its still working milk the time you can out of it. If aesthetics aren't too much of an issue then there might be a compound solution to fix it; such as jb weld or epoxy putty.I have just discovered that the base of this tube has cracked. It is still working, but I presume it is too risky to carry on using it, right?
Or it could have been due to the full moon cycle. The Worm Moon cycle started this morning. I noticed I get better performance out of my tubes during the full moon cycle, not sure why.
I found a nice mid centric tube roll. Lovely voices with the Atrium and Aeolus!
Tungsol 12au7 black glass + Raytheon 6v6gt + Japanese black plates 22de4.
Sometimes not balancing out different tubes is a guilty pleasure
It’s a wonderful feeling to listen to music with the right tubes combo that perfectly matches with one’s taste and preference.A little update to my previous post, which was maybe a little overly sweet and mid focused.
Using the Tungsol 12au7 clear glass is less sweet and mid focused, resulting in a more balanced presentation.
Also the Japanese black plates 22de4 seems to add some sweetness to the mids because a GE 22de4 is less so.
Both changes seem to increase the overall resolution without being bright while remaining pleasantly sweet.
Overall this is one of my favourite combinations for the Atrium now.
Did you used it with the 4.4mm or XLR output at medium gain ? My guess is.. with my clear mg I'll use the 4.4mm because it's super sensitive but with the more power hungry Arya stealth, I'll go with the XLR output.
