You could measure the operating temperature of the tubes. Just install tubes with the closest temperatures in pairs. I know this sounds crazy, but I got matches that sounded better this way from a lot of 24 NOS tubes. Hand held thermometers with digital readout are inexpensive & read instantly.
Tube match problems
Hi Everybody
I’m new here and would like to ask for your help.
I got VTL power amp with 6l6 tubes. They were perfectly match. Unfortunatelly when I was recently moving, took out tubes and forgot to mark tubes against sockets. Now I’ve connected back whole my set up, most luckily tubes in wrong sockets, it doesn’t play as it was. I don’t have tools to check bias and it really difficult to find any place dealing with tube amps in my city. Any ideas to solve this issue, which makes me crazy :(((
I’m new here and would like to ask for your help.
I got VTL power amp with 6l6 tubes. They were perfectly match. Unfortunatelly when I was recently moving, took out tubes and forgot to mark tubes against sockets. Now I’ve connected back whole my set up, most luckily tubes in wrong sockets, it doesn’t play as it was. I don’t have tools to check bias and it really difficult to find any place dealing with tube amps in my city. Any ideas to solve this issue, which makes me crazy :(((