Are the Tubes or the output transformer the most important component in a tube amp?
There is no single important component in a tube amp, everything has a major or minor effect on sound, different tubes have a different sound, infact tubes of same type manufactured by different brands also sound different, output transformer also plays an important part in shaping the tone, the pre-amp tubes, resistors, capacitors, Connectors, wires and wiring method, component layout in the amplifier, voltages given to each tube, idle current set for tubes, even the type of rectifier(tube or solid state diode)used in the power supply affects the sound in some way or the other! But there is also a lot of hype given to type and brand of each components, so do ample research before buying an expensive NOS Capacitor or tube for using in your amplifier if you think that’s gonna be the solution to your quest for tone!
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