remove tubes before moving cross town?


if it were under your total control, still think you need to remove tubes from the gear? (in this case, ARC Ref 150 and 5se. and the modwright CDP)

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Inadvertently banging a tube and torquing the receptacles/pin clips in the socket will give you added work- more than simply pulling and replacing the tubes, you may have to tighten or repair the tube socket. In addition, even a relatively "smooth" ride in a car might cause some tubes to become (partially) unseated from the socket. I have found this to be the case even when lifting and moving a tube amp within my room- I always check that the tubes are seated fully.
Thom Mackris’ comments about guitar amps is true, but I seem to remember retainer clips on a lot of tubes for precisely that reason.