Rewiring of my MC Quart

KC asked:
(15 May 2001)

I've been using this entry level MB Quart floorstanders for a few years and really liked its sound. All of my interconnects are Monitor Audio's silver interconnect and the speaker cable is Cable Talk Talk 3. I'm quite new to DIY and would really need your help. I plan to rewire the inner cables of the drivers. Since silver sounds nicer on higher frequency and copper sounds nicer on lower frequency, (The result is derived after I switched my interconnects to Wireworld's OFC interconnects) is it advisable for me to use silver cables on the tweeters and copper cables on the mid/bass drivers? one more thing, the default tubes on my pre-amp are ECC82, is it ok to use ECC81 or ECC83? Would it cause any damage to my pre-amp?

Joseph Luk responded:
(16 May 2001)

ECC82 can be interchanged/ compatiable with 12AU7, 5814, 6189, 6680, CV4003, etc.. but neither with ECC81, nor ECC83. ECC83 can be interchanged / compatiable with 12AX7, M8137, CV4004, E83CC, ECC803  etc, but not with ECC81 nor ECC82 ECC81 can be interchanged / compatiable with 12AT7, 6060, 6201, E81CC, M8162, ECC801 etc, but neither with ECC82 nor ECC83. The above info is also inline with Mr. William Smith & Barry Buchanan's '92 publication in America regarding tube replacement.

KC asked:
(18 May 2001)

Is there any danger if I replace ECC82 to ECC83/ECC81? Would it burn my pre-amp?

Click here to add Your Opinion

Forum Main Page