Kitjv,
Your lucky with only 3 tubes.
I recently got the Sp 16, with 3 more for the phono stage (6 total).
Love the sound to death but I think I have reached my tolerance in regards of # of tubes I care to deal with in my system.
I'll be picking up a spare set at some point I imagine for comparison should I suspect a problem as Newbee suggests.
My tube DAC (1 tube) came with an extra alternate tube that greatly changed the sound in some positive ways, so tube rolling doesn't necessarily scare me, but at present I see no reason to change what came with the ARC.
Still, if anybody has some good info on alternate tubes for the ARC and how they sound different than the stock tubes, I'm all ears.
Your lucky with only 3 tubes.
I recently got the Sp 16, with 3 more for the phono stage (6 total).
Love the sound to death but I think I have reached my tolerance in regards of # of tubes I care to deal with in my system.
I'll be picking up a spare set at some point I imagine for comparison should I suspect a problem as Newbee suggests.
My tube DAC (1 tube) came with an extra alternate tube that greatly changed the sound in some positive ways, so tube rolling doesn't necessarily scare me, but at present I see no reason to change what came with the ARC.
Still, if anybody has some good info on alternate tubes for the ARC and how they sound different than the stock tubes, I'm all ears.