Problem solved. It was the 6080 tube that has one channel not working. Although both filament were glowing fine, one of the cathode was not emitting. I ordered a Tung sol 5998 and plugged in and both channel works now. I am sending back the old tube for a replacement as a backup. Thanks Paul for the help over the phone.
I then proceeded with the speedball upgrade and the improvement was quite significant.
It has been a fun process building it and the music coming out of the crack is simply stunning.
Cheers!