[Adnan Firoze]

Am I crazy to prefer the Cetron/Tung Sol 7236 over the WE 421a and TS 5998 as power tubes? Really, they are super awesome with the kind of rock-heavy music I listen to.

 

[CAJames]

Am I crazy to prefer the Cetron/Tung Sol 7236 over the WE 421a and TS 5998 as power tubes? Really, they are super awesome with the kind of rock-heavy music I listen to.

No! Enjoy what sounds good, and if it costs less than WE all the better.

 

[VanHai]

Am I crazy to prefer the Cetron/Tung Sol 7236 over the WE 421a and TS 5998 as power tubes? Really, they are super awesome with the kind of rock-heavy music I listen to.

No, you are not. I have both Cetron/ Tung Sol 7236 and TS5998, the 7236s are almost as good as 5998s. I compensate the 7236s by using these higher gain driver tubes, TS 6sl7 GT long and short and 6c8g tubes .

 

[Adnan Firoze]

@nephilim32 - welcome to the jungle my friend. This is where WA22 related wisdom (and confusions) are propagated. I got great advice from several of veteran owners in this thread.

 

[9bphillips]

I have noticed when I am listening to my wa22 while on my phone there is is static. It can move my phone closer to my wa22 and it gets worse. Will this effect anything and how can I fix it. It doesn't bother me while music is playing but I would still like to know if there is a fix. Thanks in advance!

 

[ColSaulTigh]

Tubes are susceptible to RF interference. Some tubes more than others. Short of putting your amplifier inside a Faraday cage, there's not much you can do but keep your phone further away from the tubes. 4-5' should do it.

 

[9bphillips]

Tubes are susceptible to RF interference. Some tubes more than others. Short of putting your amplifier inside a Faraday cage, there's not much you can do but keep your phone further away from the tubes. 4-5' should do it.

It's not that big of a deal. I was just curious. Thx

 

[muckyfingers]

I saw these XLR Dust Cap Plugs on someone else's unit and liked them, I found them for sale on Amazon.

XLR Rhodium Dust Caps

 

[9bphillips]

I saw these XLR Dust Cap Plugs on someone else's unit and liked them, I found them for sale on Amazon.

XLR Rhodium Dust Caps

Too bad they don't have them in black

 

[deutscherhififan]

I had my Electrician run a dedicated line from our main breaker box to my hifi system when we upgraded our electrical system for solar and home batteries. Nothing else is on that line and it shows. The P5 is more for protection than clean power.

One other option for you I just tried for my 'noisy' outlet: The Audiolab DC Blocker and Mains filter, $129 at Amazon right now. Wow, this little box eliminated all hum for me when using a 'dirty' power outlet, even after turning on dimmers, TV, microwave, etc. throughout the house. I do not detect any negative impact on sound quality, on the contrary. I am sold and will get more. I clearly had a bit of DC in my line that transformers absolutely hate and respond to with hum. Give it a try.... free returns.

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[muckyfingers]

Too bad they don't have them in black

They aren’t as fancy looking, but there are black dust covers you could buy on Amazon.

Neutrik XLR Dust Covers

 

[Adnan Firoze]

I saw these XLR Dust Cap Plugs on someone else's unit and liked them, I found them for sale on Amazon.

XLR Rhodium Dust Caps

Does the center/ground pin cause any problem? Should it be unscrewed?

 

[muckyfingers]

Does the center/ground pin cause any problem? Should it be unscrewed?

It doesn’t cause any issues on the front ports because the sockets are already always connected to the chassis/ground.

Where it would cause an issue or possibly damage is using them as is on the XLR inputs on the back, those are not connected to ground in the same way.

I would remove the ground pin from the dust cap and line the inside of it with a little electrical tape or something to make it hug the socket, that’s what I did to cover the 4 pin XLR socket today on my unit.

 

[Adnan Firoze]

It doesn’t cause any issues on the front ports because the sockets are already always connected to the chassis/ground.

Where it would cause an issue or possibly damage is using them as is on the XLR inputs on the back, those are not connected to ground in the same way.

I would remove the ground pin from the dust cap and line the inside of it with a little electrical tape or something to make it hug the socket, that’s what I did to cover the 4 pin XLR socket today on my unit.

Thanks so much. Any tips/instructions on how to unscrew the pin? I just ordered a pair. Thanks in advance.

 

[muckyfingers]

It’s basically epoxied in there, I used needle nosed pliers to rock it loose.