silverknit
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- Apr 9, 2012
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Hello everyone,
I am trying to upgrade the stock tube from a Rode K2, as advised by some people, and I already tested 2 tubes without success.
I found and bought a Mullard ECC88 and a Philips Jan Nos which are supposedly a good replacement for the chinese stock one. After a burn out period my hear can tell they sound better than the old one but both have a loud hiss (like white noise) when gain is turned up. They are pretty unusable because of that, and I've worked a few days with them and it still won't disappear.
I'm gonna get back to the stock tube which is silent after all, untill I find the cause of that noise or find a better/ silent tube.
I guess these tubes are microphonics and weren't tested (or where tested but failed to pass it and aren't suitable for audio use, at least for preamping) That is probably why I got them for pretty cheap. This is my guess.
So what do you think about it? Did you know of such tubes? Even noisy JAN?
What other tube could you advise me to buy, and on what website / at what price ( I know the hype makes them overpriced)??
I don't want to get fooled again, i want to be sure it will not be noisy again, I want to be sure the reseller is honest .
Thanks for you help!
I am trying to upgrade the stock tube from a Rode K2, as advised by some people, and I already tested 2 tubes without success.
I found and bought a Mullard ECC88 and a Philips Jan Nos which are supposedly a good replacement for the chinese stock one. After a burn out period my hear can tell they sound better than the old one but both have a loud hiss (like white noise) when gain is turned up. They are pretty unusable because of that, and I've worked a few days with them and it still won't disappear.
I'm gonna get back to the stock tube which is silent after all, untill I find the cause of that noise or find a better/ silent tube.
I guess these tubes are microphonics and weren't tested (or where tested but failed to pass it and aren't suitable for audio use, at least for preamping) That is probably why I got them for pretty cheap. This is my guess.
So what do you think about it? Did you know of such tubes? Even noisy JAN?
What other tube could you advise me to buy, and on what website / at what price ( I know the hype makes them overpriced)??
I don't want to get fooled again, i want to be sure it will not be noisy again, I want to be sure the reseller is honest .
Thanks for you help!