Rose RV-23 preamp valves. $xECC82, or 2xECC82 + 2xECC83?

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#1 Rose RV-23 preamp valves. $xECC82, or 2xECC82 + 2xECC83?

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Hi all

long time no post. Hello again!

there's a little confusion on the web and I would like to know which new valves to buy to spruce up the 2nd hand Rose I recently bought. It has 4 x ECC82, but I have read that the phono section should be ECC83. Meanwhile I have a 2nd Rose with 4 x ECC81 (which seems to be ok but for a slight rustle on one channel (albeit that in the same channel one of the valve flares mightily on turn-on).

Any comments gratefully received

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Best of luck with the search, there is very little on the interweb.

I lusted after one of these many years ago.

Check for cracked PCB, seems something on the board fouls the lid.
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#3 Re: Rose RV-23 preamp valves. $xECC82, or 2xECC82 + 2xECC83?

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Hello Adrian. The flaring valve is quite normal on certain types by certain manufacturers. A pair did this on my first build, a WD KaT88. Very alarming at the time of first switch on :roll:
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#4 Re: Rose RV-23 preamp valves. $xECC82, or 2xECC82 + 2xECC83?

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ECC81, ECC82 and ECC83 are each quite different designs with different characteristics, biasing, max. ratings etc., DO NOT swap one type for another.
 
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#5 Re: Rose RV-23 preamp valves. $xECC82, or 2xECC82 + 2xECC83?

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Phil, Greg and Mike

thanks for the replies. Phil, yes, Gerry mentioned the same thing a while ago on some forum or other. The problem of the cover pressing on the heat-sink does not affect my amp happily.
Greg, the flaring is odd as it affects all valves in one of the 4 bases, but not any of the others. All valves flare in that one position when I swap them around, suggesting a circuit problem. Further investigation required.
<ike, oddly, all the ECC81/82/83s seem to play ok in this circuit, and I can't hear differences between them. It doesn't make much sense, but there you go. Meanwhile, I will stick with 82s in line circuit and get 83s for the phono

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#6 Re: Rose RV-23 preamp valves. $xECC82, or 2xECC82 + 2xECC83?

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Long time Adrian..... But
Is it a RV23SE or a plain RV23? The RV23SE has a separate PSU (transformer) . If so 4x ecc81, if not it is the the mix. Sean messed around a bit with valves in various models. I have some paperwork/old emails from him.
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