Mesa Baron-what tubes?


Buying a Mesa Baron and the fellow selling it told me that Mesa suggested leaving it stock and not having the mod done for EL34's which can be made to work but that the bias of the amp makes it not the way to go.So what about this 5881/6L6 tube.I believe the amp will accept 6550's or KT88's but man 12 tubes-it is gonna run some big $$ with the latter.Any input?
chazzbo

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How much are you paying for the Amp?

I'm puzzled with what he told you. I purchased my Baron in Sept 1996 and had the tri-tube and WIMA mods in April 1998 at the advise of Mesa (Srajan Ebaen, at that time Mesa's Marketing Expert and now a senior editor at Soundstage)? I have Tesla E34LS, Svetlana 6L6s, and the Mesa 5881. For the input/driver tubes I have a set of Telefunken 12AX7s, a set of Mazda 12AX7s (1957), a set of Mazda 12AX7s (1963), and 2 ssets of Mesa 12AX7s. Is the mod worth it? Absolutely....See Marc Mickelson's review of the tri-tube Baron in Soundstage...

Incidentally, I also own a Mesa Tigris.

If you have any other questions, you may contact me directly at: EL34Baron@yahoo.com

Kind Regards,

Ben