Question from tube y newbie


How important is it to have a matched pair or matched quad of tubes? I have a single tube that needs replacing (Svetlana 6550C) and I was wondering if I will be alright just replacing the 1 tube. Or should I replace with a matched pair or matched quad?
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Showing 1 response by jeffreybehr

If your amp allows individual biasing of each output tube and does not 'require' matched tubes, it's perfectly OK to replace just one. However, as Marakanetz said, overall distortion will be lower with a matched set. Whether that difference in distortion levels is noticeable by you is another question.