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Post subject: Champion 600 tube swap
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:49 am
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Long story short, I swapped some tubes in another amp I had out of necessity for the power tubes and out of curiosity for the preamp tubes, and I was very suprised at how much difference the tubes made in the sound. So of course, I started thinking ...

Has anyone swapped out the preamp and power tubes in your Champion 600, and if so, what combination did you like the best?

Thanks in advance. 8)


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Post subject: Re: Champion 600 tube swap
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:10 pm
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Today in my BDLx I've got 2 mesa SPAX7-A in V1 and V2 and a JJ ECC83 balanced in V3 (PI), 6L6s are origin sovteck, that sound great. 8)

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Post subject: Re: Champion 600 tube swap
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:46 pm
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joshua_d wrote:
Long story short, I swapped some tubes in another amp I had out of necessity for the power tubes and out of curiosity for the preamp tubes, and I was very suprised at how much difference the tubes made in the sound. So of course, I started thinking ...

Has anyone swapped out the preamp and power tubes in your Champion 600, and if so, what combination did you like the best?

Thanks in advance. 8)


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Post subject: Re: Champion 600 tube swap
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:17 pm
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I tried both JJ and EH output tubes in the C600, and actually preferred the stock Chinese output tube in this amp for the warm muddy sound. :o

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Post subject: Re: Champion 600 tube swap
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:43 am
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When I first got my Champ600 I thought it sounded a bit muddy. I swapped the Power tube for a JJ and the improvement to the sound was amazing. It really brightened it up. I then changed the Pre-amp tube for an EH but noticed no difference.

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Post subject: Re: Champion 600 tube swap
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:44 am
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I put Sovtek 5751 into two Champion RI 600 input stages and RCA clear class 6V6GTA power tubes. Along with Weber 6-incn ceramic speaker.

Pretty nice combination. The 5751 lower gain allows you to crank a amp a bit higher and get more harmonics outta the power tubes. That 5751 is pretty quiet and ruggedly built. Going to try a TAD 6V6GT-STR in next Champ RI 600 that floats into the bench.

FWIW: My 1948 "real" :lol: Champion 600:

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Post subject: Re: Champion 600 tube swap
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:29 pm
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BMW2002Ti wrote:
FWIW: My 1948 "real" :lol: Champion 600:

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Sweet! :mrgreen:

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Post subject: Re: Champion 600 tube swap
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:12 pm
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I put in a set of 1955 RCA 6V6 and 12AX7 tubes in mine...soooo sweet!
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