tubino
A guy with too many tubes
Originally posted by Jack G
The 845 is an excellent tube.
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The old adage that lower power=better is a myth.
Jack
The 845 is wonderfully linear over a wide range of operating points. The only downsides, IMO, are the problems inherent in a 10v-fil DHT (takes care and work to make really quiet), and that it needs a LOT of voltage swing in the driver.
I agree that it's a myth that lower power = better sound, but... I think it's just a lot EASIER to make a lovely couple first watts with a low power design than with a high power design. It seems to me there are just more ways to go wrong with more power, and I have been really good at finding those ways to go wrong.
Another way to put it is that building a great-sounding high-power tube amp is something I hope to work up to, after passing through stages of low and mid-power amps. Until then, I've got the deHavilland amps to keep me warm.
Tubino