My Fisher SA300 has sat on the shelf for a year or so, since I had an issue with the ps circuit. I thought I had a bad 5ar4 Tube. Turned out to be my error (big surprise..again), I had a 22k 1 watt resistor in place of a 22k 2 Watt resistor. Dumb mistake, but everything survived (except the 1 watt resistor, that smoked).
I’m sometimes my worst enemy.
Now it sounds very nice. I had never really heard it after I replaced all the CC resistors with Takman REX Carbon Film.
This was my first REAL tube amp, so I’m glad I got it to sound like I thought it could.
I was planning on getting it working than selling, but not now that I’m hearing it again. It’s staying here. Lol
Oh, one other thing, this used to be Billy Graham’s Amp, I got it from the grandson of his sound engineer. Not that it makes any difference, but it was pretty beat up when I got it.
With his recent death, it reminded me I had to get it back healthy again.
I’ve replaced all the caps and resistors, even the small ceramics and silver micas.. don’t ask me why, it was my very first tube amp I suppose.
They same reason I changed all the RCAs and speaker terminals, lol.
I’m sometimes my worst enemy.
Now it sounds very nice. I had never really heard it after I replaced all the CC resistors with Takman REX Carbon Film.
This was my first REAL tube amp, so I’m glad I got it to sound like I thought it could.
I was planning on getting it working than selling, but not now that I’m hearing it again. It’s staying here. Lol
Oh, one other thing, this used to be Billy Graham’s Amp, I got it from the grandson of his sound engineer. Not that it makes any difference, but it was pretty beat up when I got it.
With his recent death, it reminded me I had to get it back healthy again.
I’ve replaced all the caps and resistors, even the small ceramics and silver micas.. don’t ask me why, it was my very first tube amp I suppose.
They same reason I changed all the RCAs and speaker terminals, lol.