Tír Na HiFi

Okay, I swapped the valves around and the red plating follows the valve, not the socket. Is that compelling enough for me to be sure that it's the valve itself that's at fault? Seems like it is, but best to be sure!

Yes, its the valve. You're lucky!!

Go buy some new ones.....

Yes you are lucky................









Now what you need to do............. whilst you are on your lucky streak................

Buy a lotto ticket.........................

LOL :)

LOL indeed!

I'm not out of the woods yet, though. I have a few spare output valves, so I stuck one of the old ones in and there's still the same fizzing and popping through the speaker, so I'm convinced something's not right. Surgery required, I think.