It’s not that PCBs are garbage but in a tube amp there is often collateral damage when a tube fails. I had an Anthem Amp 1 and it really was a nice sounding amp but if a tube failed it would also burn the bias resistor. Wound not have been a big deal but it left a nice burn mark on the circuit board itself . After cleaning that up 🆙 replaced all bias resistors and mounted them away from the PCB
Thats the main reason I am not buying a power amp with a PCB. That plus the fact that my last two tube amps with Point to Point never had any issues. I think fewer parts and solder nodes make them more reliable to. There are thousands and thousands of hours on my QS never a problem
Thats the main reason I am not buying a power amp with a PCB. That plus the fact that my last two tube amps with Point to Point never had any issues. I think fewer parts and solder nodes make them more reliable to. There are thousands and thousands of hours on my QS never a problem