Back to the OP question. As others recommended, best to keep all plugged in while breaking it in. Letting the caps and even new tubes settle in for a bit will give your new amp a chance before drawing hard conclusions on how it sounds. Best of luck. Patience typically pays off as we've all learned. Let it play for a while.
1st Tube amp question
I just purchased my 1st integrated tube amp, the Wilkenson R8. Can I turn it on with no source and no hookup to speakers to start burnin time? I have read it should always have a source and be hooked up to speakers so as not to damage. Can you offer advice for first time use?
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It’s a bummer, isn’t it... argh. That helpful person left the Co, I kept in touch after. He was getting a lot of customer calls, with pressure from his boss to stay off the phone to finish up on other design projects. A balance is always needed I guess. As a company, what they misunderstood is customer service is king and employee retention of key employees is critical. And now, to your point. Lesson learned there, one can only hope, in time. Now he talks to whoever he wants designing and building other products. Be respectful to all employees and helpful to your high performers, or they’ll leave.
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@immatthewj no, after DH left. There were other super capable designers that took over after Dennis. Capable ones too. I was just super disappointed more autonomy and empowerment was not given to a few individuals. The last one was truly helping customers to resolve issues on older amps and eventually helping to guide others to new ones too. Somebody could not see the big picture and value of it from a strategic advantage. We can share more offline. I hope the keep it together. I like my older Cary stuff too. Went in another direction with my amps as a result. |