asteroid question

wsaraceni · Post by **wsaraceni** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:18 pm

what brand tube sockets were used and where can you source them?

snuffy · Post by **snuffy** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:20 pm

Angela has them. Don't know if they are the exact brand used however.They are expensive.

wsaraceni · Post by **wsaraceni** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:25 pm

these?

http://angela.com/ninepintubesocketprem ... tgold.aspx

ampgeek · Post by **ampgeek** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:36 am

They are the Belton variety IIRC.

http://angela.com/ninepinnovaltubesocke ... ories.aspx

Can't recall if they were top or bottom mount though.

Hopefully someone more knowledgable will chime in soon.

Dave O.

wsaraceni · Post by **wsaraceni** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:16 am

the only belt on ones i see are micalex and silver. the ones in the komet are white ceramic and gold

ampgeek · Post by **ampgeek** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:41 am

Gulp! My bad.

I missed the Asteroid and thought Express.
A thousand pardons,
Dave O.

snuffy · Post by **snuffy** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:59 am

The brand is Azuma. Bottom mount ceramic gold pin.

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:10 pm

They are $160 on ebay

http://compare.ebay.com/like/3502728582 ... s&var=sbar

9 pin sockets are $5.95 at all parts http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdet ... e=googleps

$9.95 at Angela http://angela.com/eightpintubesocketpre ... cgold.aspx

I used the silver type on mine.

Structo · Post by **Structo** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:14 pm

Do many of you guys use the ceramic sockets in your amps?

I have read that if the amp is particularly loud and gainy the ceramic sockets can become more microphonic because of their hardness and coupling to the chassis.

Markusv · Post by **Markusv** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:51 pm

I have ceramics in my personal Liverpool and can attest that it took lots of effort to stabilize microphonics etc.

Another Liverpool I built subsequently had sockets provided by RJ and they were great!!

Markus

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:47 pm

I've built Komet 60, Express and JCM800 with ceramic and haven't had problems but I prefer Belton tube sockets just using up some of my old ceramic stock is all.

Mark

Markusv · Post by **Markusv** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:20 am

Yes Mark
I have to add that there is probably a range in quality of ceramic sokets
IIRC mine were from Tube depot- should be fine but they made my V1 sing.
And also with the Beltons I sense the tubes "sit" better. With the ceramics it's as if they wiggle more easily

Make sense?

Maybe its just me

M

Plexibreath · Post by **Plexibreath** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:30 am

I've found ceramic sockets just don't hold the tube as tightly as Beltons, especially with octal sockets.

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