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Tube virgin no more

I never thought it would happen. But yes indeed, I'm moving over to the other side. At least I'm making a foray into tube land. Selling my YBA Passion and moving to a tube integrated. This all started with a speaker change due to a new house, new listening space, and poor speaker synergy, plus a huge WAF. Very huge on the WAF. Anyway, I'm purchasing super efficient speakers that lend to tubes. New amp, new speakers, and soon, a new front end. Next thing you know I'll be doing LPs. That's not going to happen. Hey, I did think that once; with tubes. I'm excited about the journey. Anyone interested in a great SS amp? peace, warren
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warrenh OP
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while I have some of you tubers here: How do I know when my tubes need to be changed? How many hours can I expect to get out of a set of tubes? Do some burn out faster than others? Any tube practices to prolong tube life? speak oh wise ones...thanks in advance...
avguygeorge
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Sometime,whom you buy the tubes from is more important than the brand.I've bought a lot of junk from private sellers. Spending the extra for extra testing makes 'cents' 2me.
laurentgilles
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For tube, you should check the Fertin fielcoil drivers. A Fertin 20EX(8inch) with a 38EX (15inch) in an open-baffle should be pretty good with tubes (100db-8ohms). It would cost less than the Definition 1.5. See the pictures in diyaudio(Fertin project-calling all open-baffle expert).
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warrenh OP
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Great I'm going to cancel my speaker order right away. Thanks for the tip. BTW, I was asking 'bout tubes wasn't I?
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raytheprinter
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I agree 100% with Avguygeorge,unless you want a bunch of useless tubes sitting on your shelves,buy from a reputable tube dealer,once youve heard your gear with good tubes ,youll be able to tell when they start going bad by a overall dulling of the sound,kinda like hearing a guitar with old strings as opposed to a new set,or you can have a new set of tubes that you know sound good stashed too compare with the tubes you suspect may be going bad,,maybe you can find someone nearby that has a tube tester,so you can test your tubes every now and then,hope you get your new stuff soon!Peace ,Ray
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