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    Join Date: Aug 2012

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    I'm Philip.

    Default valve problem?

    I have a jolida fx2 dac.

    Just bought some raytheon 5575 valves off these forums and adaptors off ebay.

    Used for first time today.

    1) Left channel - has bad hum increasing with volume.
    Right channel - sounds good.

    I swap over the valves (not the adapters).

    2) Left channel - sounds good.
    Right channel - no sound at all from speaker.

    I swap valves back and forth.
    Each time i swap, it goes 1) 2) 1) 2).....etc (above)

    There seems to be one good valve.

    The other valve seems to have problems as when in one channel it hums, and when in the other channel it looses sound altogether.

    I have repeated this 6 times.

    Valve problem?

    Or am i missing something?

    Thank you.

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    No, send em back.
    “Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”

    Hunter S Thompson

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    The seller on aos was very nice and refunded.

    I'll revisit the 5575 when the world is the right way up again.

    Thanks for the replies.

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    It’s rare but it does happen. NOS will always be a punt. Small valves are usually reliable though, can’t recall one ever letting me down.
    “Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”

    Hunter S Thompson

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    What baffled me was the act that the bad one would hum in one converter and not work at all in the other.

    Would love to know why.

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    Do you mean 5751 tubes? 5575 is not a compatible tube.
    As to why one spot hums and the other is dead, is that the two triodes inside each are used opposite each other in each channel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackdog View Post
    Do you mean 5751 tubes? 5575 is not a compatible tube.
    As to why one spot hums and the other is dead, is that the two triodes inside each are used opposite each other in each channel.
    5755
    Would like to know why the differing behaviour.

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    As i said before, these tubes are dual triodes. The two triodes are used differently. They are probably reversed in purpose between the channels.
    Your dac uses 12ax7 tubes does it not?
    The 5755 is not compatible. You may actually damage the tube or your dac using them.

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    I have a Glass FX DAC - I ran it for quite some time with 5755 valves no problem at all

    I used Harma Cryo for a long time really enjoyed them
    I now use Brimar 12AX7 Long black plate square getters (I didn't realise I had them stuffed in a box) very nice

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    Are you using a socket convertor?

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