"Tube Dampers for 12AX7/12AU7/EL84"

[Spectral Morn]

Hi

IMHO I feel they give a little bit more focus to the sound. Its subtle most times but with some tubes the effect seems to be a little bit more obvious. Certainly with phono stages IMHE I feel that the noise floor is reduced a little bit. The Dampers that cover more of the tube are better at this as they both damp and shield. Some dampers also apparently ( ? ) act as a kind of chimney to take heat away. Or so I am led to believe, but have no experience with the Pearl dampers so I don't know if this is true or not. These ( design ) always looked very fiddly to me .

Keith of Purite Audio has a range from Allnic Audio that look very interesting. I think he's due to get them in soon.

http://puriteaudio.co.uk/ Keith's business.

http://www.allnicaudio.com/eng/produ...e=003002000000 details of the Tube base dampers.

Regards D S D L ---- Neil