Orange 'DIVO OV4' tube sync kit

[SkinnyMike]

Hi all,

I've recently had my AD200B re-valved and the tone and gain breakup level has completely changed! Obviously that's down to a multitude of reasons like different valves, different bias levels etc.. And I'm not saying it's changed for the worse as it still sounds badass, it's just 'different'

After having a word with my regular tech and having a browse online about valves, biasing etc.. I stumbled across this:

http://www.orangeamps.com/products/accessories/amplifier-management/divo-ov4/

From what I can tell, this basically manages your valves and keeps them on form all the time. It also looks as though you can swap out the output valves independently without needing matched valves in pairs or quads and you can go a step further and have completely different valves in your amp for different tonal possibilities I.E KT88's paired with 6550's.

Does anyone have this installed in their amp OR have any experience with it?

Edited August 19, 2013 by SkinnyMike

[umph]

hmm it sets any valve to 35ma, thats just not enough for some valves in some conditions. It's a good idea poorly executed

[SkinnyMike]

No that's only when it's in standard mode. If you know what setting you're amp's supposed to be at (Or by just googling it) it looks like you can custom set it. So you can have your valves either running slightly hotter or colder depending on what you want out of them.

[Mr. Foxen]

Get it without paying extra for an Orange badge: http://www.tubesync.co.uk/

Know a guy who is set up to fit these in Brighton sort of way.