If you're trying to replicate the sound of an old console stereo, then tubes are necessary. As such I doubt you could have too many. I'd also recommend an underdamped ported speaker with a rolled off treble. The console sound can be very pleasant, but by modern standards it's not high fidelity.
Overtubing? Danger?
I like the sound of tube amps. When I was a kid, my family had one of the huge music consoles and I was always in amazement when the back was removed for maintenance and a whole city of tubes was revealed. Plus, it sounded fat and rich.
Today, I am trying to recapture that sound, but I wonder. What does a signal from a CD transport, with tubes, sent to a pre-amp, with tubes, sending a signal to an amp, with tubes due to the sound? Is more tube better or is it overkill?
Today, I am trying to recapture that sound, but I wonder. What does a signal from a CD transport, with tubes, sent to a pre-amp, with tubes, sending a signal to an amp, with tubes due to the sound? Is more tube better or is it overkill?