What she actually said was: "The rectifier tube is not the direct cause of the quality of the sound in the power supply. The whole design of the power supply is what affects the sound quality. i personally would say as long as the rectifier tube is working properly, that is all it can do. A ’quality’ tube may be better because it actually does the job better." Is that the "wrong" part you’re talking about?
Tube Basics 101: What is a rectifier tube for?
In laymans terms please:
What is the function of a Rectifier tube (such as the 5AR4/GZ34 found in my tube preamp)?
Why/How would the Rectifier tube affect the sound created?
How would this differ from the function of a typtical Driver tube (such as a 6SN7, 12AX7, 12AU7)? Also, would a driver tube typically have more affect on the overall sound (i.e. Which tubes would you roll out first if you wanted to change the sound of your preamp?)
Also, what is a "Getter" tube?
What is the function of a Rectifier tube (such as the 5AR4/GZ34 found in my tube preamp)?
Why/How would the Rectifier tube affect the sound created?
How would this differ from the function of a typtical Driver tube (such as a 6SN7, 12AX7, 12AU7)? Also, would a driver tube typically have more affect on the overall sound (i.e. Which tubes would you roll out first if you wanted to change the sound of your preamp?)
Also, what is a "Getter" tube?