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Post Subject: SET syndrome and/or bad power?Posted by Paul S on: 9/8/2007
Romy, of course I do not know if what you are describing is anything like what I hear from SETs, but that was my first thought when I read the post, the way it is so soothing - up to a point.
I do not understand the relationship between the tube, the transformer and the speaker, so I can only go by what I hear and basially twiddle with the variables. If you have a big stash of 6E5Ps then why not load the thing and see if it's just wattage, and if that works, just keep feeding it fresh tubes?
Was the electricity OK for the session in question? I have said it before, and it is more clear than ever now, that the "better" results I get with good electricity, the worse bad electricity messes everything up. At this point, bad electricity can mimic just about every other problem in my system.
Despite the fact that I am well aware of the problems with bad electricity, I keep finding myself trying to adjust something else to compensate. The Lowthers exaggerate the Hell out of the bad power, and I am guessing the S2s do not do it any favors, either. The Lowthers also do a nice "Dying Swan" with bad power, meaning they thin out and collape in a very dramatic way.
Best,
Paul S
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