Anyone rolled tubes in an ARC Reference 3 preamp?

Hi Mitch,

I haven't rolled any yet personally, and it does seem that very few owners do roll tubes with this preamp. Here are a couple of threads regarding rolling the 6550C in the power supply:

ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply?

tube question for ARC Ref 3 users

Cheers,
John

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...thanks Jmcgrogan2, the link you provided was very informative.

I've never rolled a tube in my life, however, a current thread about rolling stock tubes peaked my interest.

thanks again

mitch
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Mitch,

5 of the 6 tubes in the ARC are 6H30's, which are not really conducive to tube rolling. NOS 6H30's mean stock from the 1990's, unlike NOS 6DJ8's, 12AX7's, etc, which can date back 50 years or more.

Also, AFAIK, the former Soviet Union is the only source of 6H30's. Many countries manufactured 6DJ8's, 12AX7's, etc.

So figure the ARC Ref 3 will save you the headaches of tube rolling. Yes, tube rolling can have some positive benefits in the right situation, but it can also bring headaches as well.

Cheers,
John