IMO tube dampers on power tubes will have no effect unless you’re doing it for the look. Never had a power tube be microphonic in the slightest. I’ve also never had any damper solve a microphonic tube issue in a preamp -- the solution in that case is a new tube, or a different preamp with lower gain.
Tube microphonics
Hello. I am using Audio Research Ref 750 mono blocks and they in front of my speakers but off to the sides. Someone told me on another site that if I move the amps beside the speakers and not in front of them , my system will improve immensely. It will reduce tube microphonics. What are your opinions of this and I just want to say that I’m very new to tube amps so this is something I never heard of before. Thank you all.
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@mulveling @jjss49 @jetter Thanks for clarity on tube dampers on tube power amps. @mulveling Hell no I’m not gonna spend almost 2k just for looks. Wouldn’t even spend 50$ just for looks on a tube damper without it doing nothing. |
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