I am considering tube swapping on my Cayin as a necessity. For the last couple of days I have been hearing some loud pops in the right channel during the first ten minutes of warmup. After that the unit appears to be fine. I have never attempted biasing and tube swapping before but I am eager to learn. Dan thanks for e-mailing me the biasing info.
New Tubes- Need Burn-In?
Hey guys- a question.
I just put a new matched quad of Electro Harmonix KT-88EH in my Cayin A-88T Integrated. I properly biased the amp, and after a couple of hours of warm up there is still a touch of "glare" or hardness evident.
I know these brand new tubes need time to burn in...how long a wait is reasonable before I decide whether the EH tubes are the ticket or not? Any tips on what to expect?
Thanks!
I just put a new matched quad of Electro Harmonix KT-88EH in my Cayin A-88T Integrated. I properly biased the amp, and after a couple of hours of warm up there is still a touch of "glare" or hardness evident.
I know these brand new tubes need time to burn in...how long a wait is reasonable before I decide whether the EH tubes are the ticket or not? Any tips on what to expect?
Thanks!