"Eeyore"
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Arny Krueger wrote:

"Andy Evans" wrote in
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All it has to do is sound as *realistic* as possible for
me - that's
*my* realistic, not anyone else's and it definitely
helps if I can hear
*all* of the voices, *all* of the words (where
applicable) and *all* of the instruments. Keith.

Keith, you're definitely heading for one of my small-DHT
preamps - I can give you all the kit bits cheap and you
can assemble it. Don't ask me why, but these small DHTs
have a clarity I don't find in any other amplification
stage. You have a little treat in store. Andy

DHT = Directly-Heated Triodes. They must be a treat to
bias properly given that the cathode isn't all at the
same potential.

I'm perplexed as to how a heater method can alter the
'sound' other than in the believer's mind.

DHTs could be prone to humming.

Either the
cathode's at the right temperature for emission or it
isn't.

Given how ancient most DHT devices are, they might not be the most linear
things around. The filaments could be more microphonic, too.