A good rectifier tube should last a very long time, and seeing that the current one you have is not very old at all, chances are a new one of the same model and brand (Ray tubes Select 5U4G) will be equally as strong.
Importance of matching 5U4G rectifier tubes.
I have a Woo Audio WA6-SE headphone amp that uses 1 5u4g rectifier tube. I had just purchased a single Ray Select 5U4G tube. I was fortunate to be able to upgrade to a Woo Audio WA5-LE headphone amp which uses 2 5U4G rectifier tubes. I want to purchase another Ray Select 5U4G tube to have 2 for the new amp. However they won’t be matched. How important is it to have matching rectifier tubes?
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@noromance +1 You are correct! |
I don’t know about matching rectifiers, I’ve never had more than a single one is any unit I owned or heard, but I’ll share this: my friend had Kara make him a preamp http://www.dehavillandhifi.com/UltraVerve-Preamplifier.htm She included new tubes, and some alternate used tubes, including a Rectifier. We listened here, heard subtle changes, then we were both quite surprised by how much the sound changed with the alternate rectifier. I had no idea, both tested ok on both my tube testers. |
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