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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: Tone Junkie on March 04, 2011, 06:20:39 pm

Title: OT for 6aq5
Post by: Tone Junkie on March 04, 2011, 06:20:39 pm

Should I treat these like a 6v6 as far as OT

Thanks Bill

Title: Re: OT for 6aq5
Post by: Geezer on March 04, 2011, 06:41:07 pm

I think most (data sheets?) will say treat them as "little" 6V6's.

Well, here's my "real" experience.

I treated them like the 6V6's, using a 4k/4-8-16 OT with a quad @ ~~300v.

Turns out the best tone (most clean power) is an 8 ohm speaker in the 16 ohm jack, so I re-labeled the jacks "2-4-8", so I guess 2k is what sounded best to me for a quad. (I think that's right.... :rolleyes: )

So what will I do when I use a pair?? I guess I'll go with an 4k/4-8-16 & once again try different taps to see what I like best (tonewise).

I suggest you use a multi-tap unit to give you some choices with the finished product.

$0.02

G

Title: Re: OT for 6aq5
Post by: Tone Junkie on March 04, 2011, 07:25:03 pm

Thanks G thats why I asked ive read many things then when trying them something differant worked better. First hand experiance is what I like about you guys.
Thanks Bill