In Reply to: Certainly as much or more than the output tube... posted by Ivan303 on December 8, 2023 at 08:46:56:
It's years since I used a 300b, too coloured as you say. I used 2a3s instead for a while and for me it's a better sounding valve. But only 15W dissipation, while 300b is (safely) 25W.
But 2a3 means a high gain input tube so same old problem. The E12n has a dissipation of 18W and a 26 drives it beautifully. I'm happy - no pesky 9 pin tubes in sight.
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Follow Ups
- Moved on from 2a3 to EL12n - andy evans 11:24:25 12/08/23 (2)
- As 'Shitty little 9 pin tubes' go... - Ivan303 13:36:23 12/08/23 (0)
- It certainly seems pretty linear wired triode - richardl 13:16:24 12/08/23 (0)