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Post by cragginshred on Mar 28, 2023 8:23:50 GMT -7
While waiting for my Maz 18 to arrive tomorrow I found some nos 6n14n tubes on reverb and opted to try them in the Pink taco v2 which is supposed to be a little bright for some folks taste. To my ears it's more Marshall esque than other Friedman offerings which are way too tame in the mids to me Before I comment on what I'm hearing, what do you guys hear on the 2 sets of tubes?
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Post by adam on Mar 28, 2023 17:22:50 GMT -7
Funny you mention it, but I just did a bunch of tube swapping in my maz18 to see where that might lead. One of those tests was on the power tubes and swapped out the 6n14n with some jj el84s and I didn't really hear any difference at all so I put the 6n14n's back in. To be fair, by the time I let the tubes cool down, swap them, put the other tubes in, I've lost perspective. I might also add that I swapped v1 and v2 with a bunch of nos tubes and a couple different brand new tubes. Guess where I wound up? Back to the original tubes.
Let us know how you get on with maz!
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Post by cragginshred on Mar 29, 2023 7:30:36 GMT -7
Funny you mention it, but I just did a bunch of tube swapping in my maz18 to see where that might lead. One of those tests was on the power tubes and swapped out the 6n14n with some jj el84s and I didn't really hear any difference at all so I put the 6n14n's back in. To be fair, by the time I let the tubes cool down, swap them, put the other tubes in, I've lost perspective. I might also add that I swapped v1 and v2 with a bunch of nos tubes and a couple different brand new tubes. Guess where I wound up? Back to the original tubes. Let us know how you get on with maz! Will do and that's where a video comes in handy for self and the world to hear. Forums have a lot of words, I prefer to hear so my YT ch is full of amp demos and reviews. In the above while doing the test I would say mmm not so sure there is a diff. However with good headphones on and going back to listen to it there is a subtle difference mainly in the top end. Which is perfect for the Taco! This amp was a good one to test because I know people who have sent it back due to the new raw/brighter voicing. In any case I got them from a seller on Reverb and he claims to have gotten them from a guy in the Ukraine who bought a warehouse full of used gear. Hopefully they last!
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