re valving the Orange AD200b

[aidanhallbass]

Hi

Just some advice from any fellow Ad200 owners.

When the time comes to change my valves I will be changing the full lot of them but wondered what brands people recommend and also do you take the risk of straight swapping or get a tech to balance them?? If thats the term !

Thanks!

[Mr. Foxen]

Got to have the power valves biased or it can either sound rubbish or eat the valves. Preamp valves are plug and play

Real question is why are you changing them all?

For power valves I like Shuguangs, but Gold Lions are getting good words from techy sorts. Preamp ones, I get boxes of Shuguangs and use my tester, bin the duff ones, you pay a lot extra for someone else to do this and stick their own badge on. I also have tons of old valves so generally use those for my stuff.