vigilante398
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The jury is out on that one. Some people swear they hear a difference, others swear they don't.
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Tungsten Preamp - another weird D.I. thing
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Winterbloom
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I understand. Question is if there is more headroom with 12V, or in other words, if you got more distortion with 9V?
vigilante398
Authorized Vendor
That's what I assumed you meant, and my answer still stands. The input voltage is fed directly to the tube heater only, the plate voltage generated by the SMPS doesn't change, and that has much more impact on the tone than the heater voltage does.I understand. Question is if there is more headroom with 12V, or in other words, if you got more distortion with 9V?
Winterbloom
New member
Thanks again! My knowledge about tube circuits is very little, so that is interesting to know.
Tassieviking
Active member
There are some great calculators for tube circuits if you want to learn some more, https://www.ampbooks.com/mobile/amplifier-calculators/Thanks again! My knowledge about tube circuits is very little, so that is interesting to know.
I use them a lot because I like to understand what is happening on any pedal circuit that I build
Cheers
Mick