Hey all
So recently had my MP1 modded by MJMP (thanks again dude
), and was looking into getting some new tubes for it. My original plan was to get 5 matched tubes as i would be using 3 for my ENGL 930/60 poweramp, (poweramp tubes i shall get onto later). Been browsing online and i liked the look of the Genelex gold lions 12ax7 ,
rnolan has suggested i get some mullard cv4004 12ax7`s.
Now i have been browsing through the depot to get an idea of what tubes i could get, most of you will have tons more experience than me so i wanted to hear what everyones advice is on tubes for a stock gain modded MP1.
Also there is the factor of do i
A. get 5 of the same brand tube matched for my MP1 and ENGL power amp or
B. get 2 for my MP1 and 3 of another brand for my ENGL
I bought some cheap 12AU7`s off ebay once and mixed them with the Sovtek 12ax7s i already have inside it, that is about the extent of my tube cocktail skills go.
Onto the power amp, i have included the manual for all to see. After discussing with Eddy at Eurotubes, my options for power tubes are 6L6GC (which i already have installed) 5881 or KT66`s. Now my amp can either be ran one side at a time or in stereo, which
rnolan has been helping me set up. So what i was thinking is buying 4 power amp tubes together all matched but have say 2x 6L6GCs one side and 2x KT66s the other side so i technically have 2 different amp tones instead of just having both sides sounding exactly the same.
Aslong as they are biased correctly is this a good thing to do? Many of you will already be running the MP1 in stereo and have extensive knowledge on various setups and it would be great to get some help from all you guys out there!