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Have I damaged my amp?
Well, thanks for the responses, I guess I should take it to a repairer. I'm Ok with a soldering iron but I would need to know where to start.Iain 
Have I damaged my amp?
Thank's for the replies,I turned the volume down and then swapped the speaker, I wasn't thinking. I'm currently using another amp because it's not enjoyable waiting for the noise to start, as I said I have tried swapping the valves one by one (wit... 
What is "polite" sound?
I think to get polite sound you should play 'polite' music. You wouldn't want a system that made Wagner or The White Stripes sound resricted and 'polite' because then it's not Hi-Fi.Iain 
Have I damaged my amp?
I did try gently tapping the 300B's with a pencil and they were silent. The 6SL7's were microphonic, could it be that both of them are dodgy, they're the original Chinese ones and didn't look very new out of the box.Iain