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Belles 21A standby mode?

Hi,

I recently obtained a 21A and wonder if any 21A owners experience the same. I noticed after plugging the unit in that the tubes glowed as if the 21A was powered on. The manual makes no mention of a standby mode. With the unit switched off, the tubes appear to still have voltage on them. Just wondering....thanks.
jman66

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bigtee
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1markr, I received my L-2 Christmas day(actually arrived). I'm very impressed with it and feel it was a definite improvement over the L-1 I had previously.
Why don't you call Dave Belles and talk to him about your questions. I would think that it would have a standby mode that at least keeps the filaments heated like the AI.
Let me know about your final decisions on the preamps.
bigtee
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There is not going to be a change in intensity of the light emitted from the tube filaments. The power to the filaments remains the same on or off. It's the other circuits you change.
1markr, care to comment on the comparison between the L-2 and the Belles 21A sound wise? I also have the L-2 but looked hard at the Belles. I didn't get to demo the 21A. I'm using the AI with a Belles 350A.
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