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> tube amp (for home records not guitar)
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post Jul 14 2005, 09:27 PM
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does anybody have one of these?? I love the sound of tube power.......and I've been looking. Anybody here have one?
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post Jul 14 2005, 09:30 PM
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Dont have one, but heard a lot of them. Bring $$$. NOS Tubes can be crazy expensive, but they are generally better than the Russian and Chinese tubes made today
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post Jul 14 2005, 09:41 PM
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hehe ...did you knwo that russia made those tubes so they could be protected from EMP's .....cool stufff. I have a tube clock....a clock with tube digits....its so cool.
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post Jul 14 2005, 10:06 PM
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Here's mine:
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/gallery...P_pic.sized.jpg

Here's the schematics for those who read such things:
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/gallery...00bpp.sized.jpg

The above hyperlinks act strange. Cut and past the URL in a new browser and the pictures will show.

Tube amps and foolishly old cars are my link to my distant engineering past. Makes people wonder if I'm eccentric or just odd (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) . OK, maybe they don't wonder.
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post Jul 14 2005, 10:09 PM
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And oh, by the way. I have a tube preamp. At work I have a rebuilt dynaco ST70, vintage early 1960's. My boy and I are working on a tube-based bass amp. It's a disease really. Playing with some pretty good voltages: 450-1000V.

My next amp will be based on an old Eimac radio transmitter tube, the 304TL. Will be good for 100 watts per channel, single ended.
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post Jul 14 2005, 10:09 PM
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QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jul 14 2005, 07:41 PM)
hehe ...did you knwo that russia made those tubes so they could be protected from EMP's .....cool stufff. I have a tube clock....a clock with tube digits....its so cool.

Nixie clocks are cool, I want one. Which one do you have?
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post Jul 15 2005, 12:04 AM
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I have a ST70 also. I had it hotrodded about two years ago. It sounds sweet. You can listen to it all night.

Even makes CDs sound good. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

I've got a Bottlehead Foreplay kit that "someday" I'd like to try and assemble.

Here's a pretty good site for finding some used tube amps.

http://www.audiogon.com/
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post Jul 15 2005, 05:24 AM
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I have a Conrad Johnson MV50 on the office system...

http://www.conradjohnson.com/It_just_sound...ght/a-mv50.html


and an Audio Research VS55 on my primary system....

http://www.audioresearch.com/VS55.html


I've also got a 'side-company' that we sell tube photos at.

http://www.firebottles.com/


I had a tube Pre-Amp for a while. I always like tubes in my system somewhere, but I feel you are better off having the'hiss' at the amp level, rather than amplifying the hiss from the pre-amp.

I've got a ST70 somewhere...I think for an Audiophile, it's a right of passage.

I'm on AudioGon every morning. I buy lots of stuff on there...mostly 'tweak' stuff lately though...
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post Jul 15 2005, 06:40 AM
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i actually bought mine from ebay. It's not the NixieCron.

http://reactornet.net/~britt/MOV00010.MPG

^in the video there is audio. we(room-mate and I) were watching Jay Leno and this hot actress was on.....so we were flipping out.
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post Jul 15 2005, 06:49 AM
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I saw a Dynaco ST70 that some guy re-did and modded out. It sold for $$ that was out of my league. I want one that I could play CDs on....and records.

I can almost hear the audio just oozing out of the spreakers......

I have never heard a tube amp system, but I can imagine what it would sound like.

Playing some Zoot Suit Riot with it turned up........

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post Jul 15 2005, 07:01 AM
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tube sounds are great... I have my '64 Fender tremolux and love the sounds...


I can't afford the NOS tubes though... but I've found a combo that works for me...
the 4 12AX7s are Electro Harmonix the 6l6s are Svetlana and the 5AR4 is a Sovtek
great sound, a little hotter than vintage...
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post Jul 15 2005, 07:06 AM
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Mullard Forever!

I don't like tube amps for playback:sag.

'64 Tremolux? Did I mention I have 914 parts?

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post Jul 15 2005, 07:10 AM
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miles, do you have a battery tray?

I've always wanted a McIntosh tube amp.....the chromed one.

just a dream though.
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post Jul 15 2005, 07:11 AM
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Yes, I have a battery tray, it's under my battery.

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post Jul 15 2005, 07:17 AM
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QUOTE (CptTripps @ Jul 15 2005, 04:24 AM)

I had a tube Pre-Amp for a while. I always like tubes in my system somewhere, but I feel you are better off having the'hiss' at the amp level, rather than amplifying the hiss from the pre-amp.

So you're the firebottles dude...

Nice systems.

As far as tubes in preamp vs. amps, If I had to choose, I think I'd put the tubes as early in the system as possible. My preamp is actually a hybrid, a PAS3 with SS buffered outputs by Joe Curcio. Very nice and low output impedance. Even drives my tube amp, hehe.
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post Jul 15 2005, 07:24 AM
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Tubes are great! It's a matter of system matching though. Im using a Manley stingray 50 watt amp to drive my 89 db sonus faber cremona auditors. About 1/2 on volume is all you can do before you start to get compression. Wonderfull system match for a smaller size room.
I really liked the VTL 185 mono blocks when I was auditioning amps years ago. Their stereo 150 amp is also a nice unit. The audiogon is a great site, picked up my stingray there.
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post Jul 15 2005, 07:24 AM
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FireBottles is just a company that takes pictures of tubes?
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post Jul 15 2005, 07:25 AM
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Yeah, I've still got all the tubes from that shoot. Some REAL rare Amperex Bugle Boys, Mullards, KT88s...killer stuff. The photos are amazing in their 20"X30" glory...

I'm running a Wadia 850 that was modded by Steve Huntly at GNSC int a Pass Labs X1 Preamp, then into the VS55. Like I said earlier, I don't like amplifying hiss. My pre is about as transparent as possible, so the VS55 can take a REAL clean signal and do it's magic. My ProAc Response 2S' do the trick from there...
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post Jul 15 2005, 07:26 AM
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Hey Doug, GREAT looking stuff, and a great idea.

Print #7: Incubator

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QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jul 15 2005, 08:24 AM)
FireBottles is just a company that takes pictures of tubes?

Yup...we have one series in print now, and the second series coming out this winter. We've sold quite a bit of them, and almost sold out of a few. Limited runs...big photos...but they aint cheap.
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