I was looking at some 6550s at the Guitar center . The only place I found in Eugene ,Or that has tubes in stock. I did not understand what was meant when they listed them as soft or medium ? no clue ?
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6550's soft medium ?
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scottlowe76 wrote:I was looking at some 6550s at the Guitar center . The only place I found in Eugene ,Or that has tubes in stock. I did not understand what was meant when they listed them as soft or medium ? no clue ?
"Soft, medium or hard" are terms that refer specifically to GUITAR AMPS. These characteristics refer to the point at which distortion starts. "Soft tubes" start to distort a little earlier and gradually. A HARD tube may pushed "harder" before distortion starts. These terms have no real bearing with respect to audio gear.
Bob