oddiofyl
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| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? It’s true about some of the new tubes Some are really good but you may have to go through a few mediocre ones to get a great one. | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? My uncle who I am estranged from was a stereo and TV repairman and has a basement full of tubes. Hundreds of not thousands. A while back I said we should go through those , test them and make some money. He said that’s stupid, no one’s b... | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? Ghdprentice makes a good point about the longevity of well made tubes. A 6922 is rated for 10,000 hours , as are a lot of other small signal tubes I use e180f in my amp and have about a dozen or more pairs of NOS tubes , Mullard , Amperex, GE, ... | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? I also have had pretty good luck overall. A lot of the tubes I replaced had a llt of hours and with the getter disappearing and silkscreen evaporated it was time to replace before meltdown. If you want close to zero maintenance then a Solid S... | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? I heard that they only had enough of some of the original materials for WE 300b to make something like 30,000 pairs. Obviously that original 300b recipe is long gone but I wanted to have a spare so I actually bought a spare pair just in case. ... | |
| Power conditioners and power regeneration I have an Equi-Tech Son Of Q and it did help with hum, etc in my last residence . My new place has surge protection at the panel and honestly I am not sure if it is OK to use with tube rectified gear . It runs +60 VAC on the Hot lead and -60 ... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? Your Rotel looks as if it is double insulated . It has no earth ground but it will still accept any IEC 15 amp power cord . | |
| What new gear have you just bought? What product are you looking for a cord for ? Voltage ? | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 I didn't buy it just for that. I test all parameters . I was lucky and found d 9ne that looks like it was in a museum. It was serviced a few years ago by the previous owner. I'm sure Andy is a good guy and reputable, but if I bought tubes... | |
| Setup with three speakers, smart tv, and wireless amp/receiver Personally I would ditch the center , buy a Powernode and call it a day Add sub when funds allow | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 Those testers are 60 plus years old so I'm not expecting true accuracy. I want to test for shorts first and foremost. That's what will damage your gear. Tomcy6, you are dead on. No one tracked the tubes that were in those caddies. Repai... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? It looks interesting... i am the type of guy that is very skeptical of any tweeks. You would have to prove to me in a real world setting that it works. It would have to be more than subtle | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? I think the Swiss Fuse Box sounds like it has more potential.... I have never believed in audiophile fuses.... never tried one , but if I wanted to experiment the Swiss Fuse Box would be something I would be open to. | |
| dacs that I have had in my system - a listing Absolutely, I should have said if I can't afford to pay for it in cash , I can't afford it. I never pay interest on toys... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? I am having a pair of Omega Super Alnico Monitors built now.... i should have them in a week or two... |