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Title: Spring Retainer Touching Tube Damper
Post by: princemanfred on 10 Jan 2017, 10:16 pm

Hi all! Does anyone know if I'll experience any issues if the springs of my tube retainers touch the dampers I ordered?

Title: Re: Spring Retainer Touching Tube Damper
Post by: FullRangeMan on 10 Jan 2017, 10:49 pm

I did not take my coffee yet, have any photo?
Why do you use a retainer?

Title: Re: Spring Retainer Touching Tube Damper
Post by: princemanfred on 10 Jan 2017, 10:56 pm

I'll have to get a picture of mine when I get home. Here's a picture of the same kind of retainer:

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=156191)

I use it because it came with the amp and I honestly don't know any better. I assume it's there since the tubes sit horizontally in the amp and Vox doesn't want them to wiggle loose. Should I just ditch them?

Title: Re: Spring Retainer Touching Tube Damper
Post by: FullRangeMan on 10 Jan 2017, 11:15 pm

This image is suffice, as guitar amps may suffer beats and vibrations at transport the manufacturer provided retainer, if the amp will not be thrown in a truck or transported as it happens in pro audio world I not even would use the retainer as it increase tube microphony. But its me, I could press the tubes once a month though.

Title: Re: Spring Retainer Touching Tube Damper
Post by: jamesg11 on 4 Feb 2017, 04:47 am

I took my retainers off when I got the dampers. Fiddly to do it, but all good.