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Old 05-17-2011, 09:33 AM
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Best tubes for my Mesa/Boogie M-190 power amp?

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EDIT: choose the Winged "C" (SED) 6L6GC

Second Edit: Winged C tubes were to dark and I sent them back. Happy with the Sovtek tubes now actually.


Recently got this Mesa/Boogie M-190 power amp from Koobie, here on TB. It is fairly rare. The M-180 has a preamp. This is a power amp only.

I use a Hughes and Kettner BATT tube preamp into the M-190. The BATT kills !! I have two of them.

I want to splurge and get great tubes for the M-190.

Currently, it has Sovtek 5881 tubes. I have heard that 6L6GC's are fuller/fatter.

I am not sure how important the two smaller tubes are to the overall sound.

I am thinking in the $100 - $300.00 range. Would prefer closer to the $ 150.00 range of course.

Considering:
JJ 6L6-GC
TAD 6L6GC-STR
Winged "C" (SED) 6L6GC

Would KT88's work?

This amp does have a bias pot.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks




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Old 05-17-2011, 06:56 PM
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http://www.mesaboogie.com/catalog/acrobats06/Tubes.pdf
Computerized tester, twice the warranty of other tubes, and they make the amp.
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