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Originally Posted by joshuaaewallen
Far out.
I'm not familiar w/ the AC5 or the LPS... What are those like?
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AC5 is:
The Chinese 12AX7 (made by Shuguang) tube is popular with Marshall owners for its gain and bite. It is currently re-branded by both Ruby Tubes and Groove Tubes.
Usually I use Tung Sol in the preamp but I tried the AC5's and they turned out to be really good in the DSL.
The Sovtek LPS from the tubestore.com:
This is an entirely new design from Sovtek and a great step up in sound quality. They have very large ribbed plates and great sound reproduction. I found them very smooth and well balanced in terms of bass, mids and treble response. The large plates make them more prone to microphonics and in combo amps, so they can be a problem if you like to run things wide open. It is still the best thing Sovtek has produced in a 12AX7, with very good gain and low noise. I would advise against using them in compact high-powered combo amps where they will be subjected to lots of vibration.