Ok, before considering any circuitry mods to accommodate rectification considerations, I wanted to know whether exchanging the tubes for ss would be worth pursuing in the first place. I plugged in the YJR Yellow Jackets, reset the bias to Cary’s 75mA recommendation and started listening.
The sound across all frequencies seemed tighter and with increased dynamics but the biggest improvement seems to be in timbre, especially listening to solo guitar music. Overall, the sound across the board just sounded more crisp (less tubelike?) similar to my favorite ss amp, the Ayre V3 which is very musical like the Cary but with a seemingly tighter overall presentation. So now I have some idea about the sound but I still have important decisions to make primarily regarding which setup I prefer listening to and whether I want to invest what’d be necessary to assure amplifier reliability.
The sound across all frequencies seemed tighter and with increased dynamics but the biggest improvement seems to be in timbre, especially listening to solo guitar music. Overall, the sound across the board just sounded more crisp (less tubelike?) similar to my favorite ss amp, the Ayre V3 which is very musical like the Cary but with a seemingly tighter overall presentation. So now I have some idea about the sound but I still have important decisions to make primarily regarding which setup I prefer listening to and whether I want to invest what’d be necessary to assure amplifier reliability.