Can A bad Tube sound bright and not musical.


Can a bad tube make a pre-amp sound bright?
Mike
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Rrog is correct IMO. Use a pencil's eraser end, and try swapping the position of the tube if it uses multiples of the same type-ie: a gain stage will be more sensitive than a follower stage. Therefore an unacceptable tube in one spot may work (mostly) fine in another. If it is a 6922/6dj8 I would surely try this as they tend to be microphonic.