Tube preamps with Elektron digital gear

Hindsight is a stunner eh! Added to Reverb & Ebay saved searches.

That said, if I were after subtle ‘warmth’ or coloring I’d use my AH. Better sounding and way more flexible. The LPB2ube has a crunch/sizzle to it that I don’t associate with ‘warmth’. Standard tubes in it.

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Quite impressed running a Machinedrum through a pair of the Klark Teknik Pultec inspired racks. Was considering swapping out the Bugera tubes but they do sound good as is. Nice deep and top end enhancement with a bit of warmth even in bypass.

I prefer the sound to an RNC, Analog Heat, Niio track thickener, Overstayer VCA and Overstayer FET, which have all been in that position previously.

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Never was a fan of massive gain, so I usually swapped 12AX7s with 12AU7s as they have ~1/3 the gain, with more range, depending on the circuit.

Sometimes you’ll get lucky and find a set that isn’t too brittle in the highs, doesn’t kill the bass, with nice and thick mild saturation in the mids.

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Me too. We may be dueling in the future. Haha.

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Ha - whoever wins has to let the other use one of the channels :slight_smile:

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