Cirofost
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Hey Head-Fi, lately I've been getting into the world of tube headphone amplifiers, and I have a few basic questions I can't find a straight answer for.
If I buy a $100 tube amp that has a single small tube, will I be able to take out the tube and swap it for a better higher quality one? If so, how?
What are the reference and most known tubes? How do the sound characteristics change from one another?
Are there different uniform sizes of tubes? I.e., number of pins, number of tetrodes? (Speaking of tetrodes, what are they? What do they do?)
I realize the main characteristic of tube amps is a warm life-like bassy sound, so with that in mind, would it make a bright and analytical headphone more neutral and enjoyable to listen to with rock music?
That's all the questions I have now, but I might come up with more.
And thank you in advance fellow head-fi'ers for helping me on my quest of tube amps!
I realize everybody has to start somewhere, so why not form the masters at head-fi!
If I buy a $100 tube amp that has a single small tube, will I be able to take out the tube and swap it for a better higher quality one? If so, how?
What are the reference and most known tubes? How do the sound characteristics change from one another?
Are there different uniform sizes of tubes? I.e., number of pins, number of tetrodes? (Speaking of tetrodes, what are they? What do they do?)
I realize the main characteristic of tube amps is a warm life-like bassy sound, so with that in mind, would it make a bright and analytical headphone more neutral and enjoyable to listen to with rock music?
That's all the questions I have now, but I might come up with more.
And thank you in advance fellow head-fi'ers for helping me on my quest of tube amps!
I realize everybody has to start somewhere, so why not form the masters at head-fi!