Microphonic tubes...


I have noticed that two of the 4 6GK5's in my CJ Premier 10 preamp are somewhat microphonic, producing an occasional high freq whine. I can tell by lightly tapping them lightly with my fingernail. One recently went bad, so I replaced it with a spare I had laying around. System sounds ok - no whine anymore, but I think the tubes are rather old, and I am going to go ahead an replace them all, how do I go about selecting a non microphonic tube with good sound. I can get a set of 5 NOS tubes of either GE or Mullard for cheap - $15.00. Any inputs, other suggestions on which tube might be better from any tube masters out there would be very much appreciated...Tim
timvis

Showing 2 responses by sedond

audio research sells tube dampers - at ~$5 a whack, it mite be worthwhile checking out....
i'm w/photon46. my toob experience is wery limited - only w/preamps w/the 6sn7 toob, & the 6922. i found the 6sn7 to be a lot more microphonic than the 692 regardless of which mfr, & i had 3 different types of 6sn7 & 3 different types of 6922... not familiar w/the 6gk5, but andy at vintage tube services is good. i also like bruce wenger at www.bws-tube.com

good luck, doug