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I suspect all "new production" Mullard and Tung Sol tubes are actually Sovteks, relabeled by New Sensor, who bought out the rights to those brand names. But if they sound that good, who really cares!JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Mon 02/14/22 7:31 pmThe new production Mullard CV4004s are great. I'm using them for most of my preamp tubes these days. I think my most recent Tremolo TMB demo videos have them.
Probably! It's funny that they manage to keep the brand names / lines separated. I like some of the Sovtek WA and WB / 7025s, but the Mullard labeled tubes are nicer.zaphod_phil wrote: ↑Thu 02/17/22 6:51 pmI suspect all "new production" Mullard and Tung Sol tubes are actually Sovteks, relabeled by New Sensor, who bought out the rights to those brand names. But if they sound that good, who really cares!JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Mon 02/14/22 7:31 pmThe new production Mullard CV4004s are great. I'm using them for most of my preamp tubes these days. I think my most recent Tremolo TMB demo videos have them.
IME nothing like a reliable and well priced Sovtek when it comes to current production tubes. The rest is just too blurry for me in what is what these days.JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Thu 02/17/22 8:25 pmProbably! It's funny that they manage to keep the brand names / lines separated. I like some of the Sovtek WA and WB / 7025s, but the Mullard labeled tubes are nicer.zaphod_phil wrote: ↑Thu 02/17/22 6:51 pmI suspect all "new production" Mullard and Tung Sol tubes are actually Sovteks, relabeled by New Sensor, who bought out the rights to those brand names. But if they sound that good, who really cares!JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Mon 02/14/22 7:31 pmThe new production Mullard CV4004s are great. I'm using them for most of my preamp tubes these days. I think my most recent Tremolo TMB demo videos have them.
I'm not a snake oil kinda guy, brand labels and brand loyalty mean nothing to me. My choices are based on how the tubes sound/feel to me in an amp. I don't know if the CV4004 is less noisy or not because I don't have noise issues with either. I do know that even though I like the 12AX7WA, I like the CV4004 better. For me there's only a couple dollar difference between the tubes, but I still wouldn't pay the extra $$ if I didn't like the sound.Bieworm wrote: ↑Fri 02/18/22 1:12 amIME nothing like a reliable and well priced Sovtek when it comes to current production tubes. The rest is just too blurry for me in what is what these days.
I think the whole Mullard thing is rather psychological to get it as Marshall/British as possible.. snake oil comes to mind
I've had the CV4004 before.. they're not less noisy, like they claim to be. For me it's the Soviet 12AX7WA and WC these days...
And I really dig the NOS Sovtek 6BQ5 too.. very sturdy.
The most important aspect of noise and sound is a proper build and a well selected speaker
The latter is even the most important component of an amp IMO
IMHO, leaving aside any reliability issues, JJ 12 AX7s sound OKish to me. They have a balanced tone, but sound a little blurry to me. Like I said,OKish, meaning not great. Meanwhile, the Russian-made fake Mullards sound awesome!!JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Mon 02/14/22 7:31 pmJJs tubes have turned into trash, I'd avoid them completely.Snoopzilla wrote: ↑Mon 02/14/22 6:59 pmI was actually trying to order the mullard 12ax7 cv4004’s to try something new this time around but both places I normally order from were out of stock. I almost got stuck with just ordering JJ’s but I do not like most JJ tubes
The new production Mullard CV4004s are great. I'm using them for most of my preamp tubes these days. I think my most recent Tremolo TMB demo videos have them.
Thanks,
Josh
How about configuring it as a "detuned" cab?Snoopzilla wrote: ↑Tue 02/22/22 8:51 amWell I scored this peavey 212-6 cab from guitar center (took my 20% coupon for it ) peavey wasn’t even on my radar but a greenback loaded cab for $470 after tax seemed like a good deal to me. Sounds awesome with the amp. Though I think I actually prefer it open back vs closed back (its convertible and can run stereo too). I find the closed back a little boxy sounding, not too bad though. Maybe I just have to get used to it as I’ve always had open back combo amps. Solid 18mm plywood constructed too
So, what's your experience been with the Clipper resistor switch? do you find it useful and do you prefer the 10k (Marshall) position or the 31k (Mesa/SLO)?geoff 1965 wrote: ↑Mon 02/14/22 12:08 pmNice build, Trinity have some cool amps and access to the schematic/layouts. Which values did you use for the cold clipper?
zaphod_phil wrote: ↑Wed 02/23/22 4:12 pmSo, what's your experience been with the Clipper resistor switch? do you find it useful and do you prefer the 10k (Marshall) position or the 31k (Mesa/SLO)?geoff 1965 wrote: ↑Mon 02/14/22 12:08 pmNice build, Trinity have some cool amps and access to the schematic/layouts. Which values did you use for the cold clipper?
Enquiring minds would like to know
I hate to tell you that your iPhone audio hasn't done your amp any favours and the result sounds really rough, with no dynamics,probably due to the iPhone audio getting over-saturated. Searching on You Tube for "Trinity Thor Demo" yields a much clearer high-gain demo which simply screams!!! Lots of dynamics too! the best mini-JCM" demo I've ever come acrossSnoopzilla wrote: ↑Sat 02/26/22 8:43 pmhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v0_5DWZRA ... e=youtu.be
Quick and dirty demo (nothing too fancy) I just did with my iPhone. Stuck to heavier/High gain sounds that trinity didn’t cover in their videos much. Just straight into amp no effects. Started on the Marshall clipping setting and flipped between the 2. The Marshall setting has a slight volume boost.