Post by thread:[OT] Tubes, Was Re: [OT] Impedance

Vincent Deno wrote: > Would it be too far of a stretch to guess you like tube amps better? Hey, I am (close enough) an engineer, not a (used car/ tube amp) *salesman*. Fair Go! > Too bad they're so damned expensive. Tube amps are for musoes and others whose (relative or actual) financial over-endowment is modestly balanced by their intellectual challenged-ness (read: gullibility). The only reason *I* have any tube amps is/ would be that I am a} a ridiculous hoarder and b} old enough to have been there. *Not* on any imaginary technical ground. If you *really* love the sound, go for the early 1920s radios and you'll be in seventh heaven. Should I ever require odd harmonic distortion to soothe my aging ears, I feel confident to find a suitable semiconductor (probably a FET) to add it to a suitably linear semiconductor amplifier (such as my 12 year old Playmaster MosFet kit design), but with insignificant penalty to my electricity account. -- Cheers, Paul B.

> Vincent Deno wrote: > > > Would it be too far of a stretch to guess you like tube amps better? > > Hey, I am (close enough) an engineer, not a (used car/ tube amp) > *salesman*. Fair Go! > > > Too bad they're so damned expensive. > > Tube amps are for musoes and others whose (relative or actual) > financial over-endowment is modestly balanced by their intellectual > challenged-ness (read: gullibility). > Don't read into my comment too deep. I agree that many people buy tube equipment for the sheer nostalgia of owning tube equpiment (or for their ego). Like any other audio equpiment, some tube equipment sounds good, some bad. All said and done, tubes aren't my favorite device. Not to mention, I *HATE* making an already difficult task harder. Getting a circuit to sound good is hard enough without having to worry about the ever changing characteristics of a tube. > The only reason *I* have any tube amps is/ would be that I am a} a > ridiculous hoarder and b} old enough to have been there. *Not* on any > imaginary technical ground. If you *really* love the sound, go for the > early 1920s radios and you'll be in seventh heaven. > No thanks. I prefer semiconductors. > Should I ever require odd harmonic distortion to soothe my aging ears, > I feel confident to find a suitable semiconductor (probably a FET) to > add it to a suitably linear semiconductor amplifier (such as my 12 year > old Playmaster MosFet kit design), but with insignificant penalty to my > electricity account. hehe... that's funny. My modest 25W FET amp costs about $50/month to keep on. Good thing it heats up fast. (Makes a great space heater.) -Vincent > -- > Cheers, > Paul B. > -------------- Vincent Deno Design Engineer Theta Digital Corp. http://www.thetadigital.com spam_OUTdenovjTakeThisOuTemail.uc.edu _____________ | ____ ____ | |/| | | | | |\| | | |/| |\| | | | | | | | | | | | |_/ | | \_| | | | | | | | |_/ /___\ \_|

Sounds like my Tektronics 525a oscope. I remember when I first saw one and how impressed I was with it. Then a couple of years ago I saw one at the flea marketfor $10.00 and I just could not turn it down. When I got home and pluged it in I soon noticed how much heat it gave off. Funny but, I dont remeber the heat when I used one in 69. Ralph Vincent Deno wrote: {Quote hidden}> > > Vincent Deno wrote: > > > > > Would it be too far of a stretch to guess you like tube amps better? > > > > Hey, I am (close enough) an engineer, not a (used car/ tube amp) > > *salesman*. Fair Go! > > > > > Too bad they're so damned expensive. > > > > Tube amps are for musoes and others whose (relative or actual) > > financial over-endowment is modestly balanced by their intellectual > > challenged-ness (read: gullibility). > > > > Don't read into my comment too deep. I agree that many people buy tube > equipment for the sheer nostalgia of owning tube equpiment (or for their > ego). Like any other audio equpiment, some tube equipment sounds good, > some bad. All said and done, tubes aren't my favorite device. > > Not to mention, I *HATE* making an already difficult task harder. > Getting a circuit to sound good is hard enough without having to worry > about the ever changing characteristics of a tube. > > > The only reason *I* have any tube amps is/ would be that I am a} a > > ridiculous hoarder and b} old enough to have been there. *Not* on any > > imaginary technical ground. If you *really* love the sound, go for the > > early 1920s radios and you'll be in seventh heaven. > > > > No thanks. I prefer semiconductors. > > > Should I ever require odd harmonic distortion to soothe my aging ears, > > I feel confident to find a suitable semiconductor (probably a FET) to > > add it to a suitably linear semiconductor amplifier (such as my 12 year > > old Playmaster MosFet kit design), but with insignificant penalty to my > > electricity account. > > hehe... that's funny. My modest 25W FET amp costs about $50/month to keep > on. Good thing it heats up fast. (Makes a great space heater.) > > -Vincent > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Paul B. > > > > -------------- > Vincent Deno > Design Engineer > Theta Digital Corp. > http://www.thetadigital.com > .....denovjKILLspam@spam@email.uc.edu > _____________ > | ____ ____ | > |/| | | | | |\| > | | |/| |\| | | > | | | | | | | | > | |_/ | | \_| | > | | | | | | > |_/ /___\ \_|