Matched Tubes?

[MillerLiteScott]

I am looking to roll the 12AT7 in my mono blocks.

Is it important to get matched tubes for ( 1 for each ) mono block or is important when you have more than one of the same tube in the same amp?

Thanks,

Scott

[MillerLiteScott]

Bump

[Early B.]

I doubt it, but check your manual. Generally, tube matching is more important for power tubes.

[dorokusai]

Signal tubes are more important in regards to being matched, power tubes can be biased.

[RuSsMaN]

Don't stress over it for separate amplifiers. If you will sleep better, pay the extra $2 or so and git er done.

[MillerLiteScott]

That's what I needed to know.

Thanks you.

[TroyD]

I'd do it just for the piece of mind aspect....in reality, it's probably not all that important.

BDT

[MillerLiteScott]

I had a gift certificate for the guitar center. My days of playing music are probably behind me. So I went to check out what tubes they had and got a set of Groove Tubes 12AT7's. I have got about 15 hours on them and they seem to be to have a stronger high end and more bass while still maintaining the nice textured mid-range than the stock Chinese tubes I replaced. I have been playing musical speakers over the past week or so, so I do not have the consistency that I probably should have had.

The ASL mono blocks have plenty of power to power my new to me RTA 11t's. I wish I could hear the SDA 2B's with tubes but that day will come.

I am considering an Onyx SP3 for powering the 2B's and would be interested in hearing anyones thoughts on that.

I only really have room for one system and one set of speakers and right now I have 2 systems and 2 pairs of speakers sharing the same space. Thank God my wife tolerates this for the time being.