In all of my years in audio, I would have found it impossible to predict such a question. Following that logic, it may be worth your time to investigate where your shoes were made and by whom.
It is history that we mustn't forget, as grim as it was. Use it and enjoy it. Great things get developed in war.
Ok so, If it was me and I liked the tube sound it has, then I would own it and keep it, but yah, I would rub off the stamp.
I have used opamps that were made back in the day for some early guided missiles, but they sounded great.
I have used opamps that were made back in the day for some early guided missiles, but they sounded great.
Hmm, I could be proud to use it , or embarrassed , depending on the situation..
A museum maybe interested. We visited the Philips Museum in Eindhoven. Some fascinating history of tube production (amongst many other things) for the forces
Well, it will sound fantastic if you use to play Wagner.
It will fail quickly if you try to play Rigoletto or anything Italian. It will fail somewhere just as the last movement gets going... AAAAAAAAAAAAA MOMMA MIaaaahh..... pfft... shhhhh..........
You may have to goosestep a little bit to bias it though.
Whatever you do... don't wipe it off. It's a historical piece. Sell it and buy some Russkie 6550s with the proceeds. I still have some Sovteks laying around.
Could be the makings of some very interesting conversation at your next dinner party. 😉
jeff
Man, I don't know about the historical thing. Who would purchase that? As far as I know the Dutch would hate any reminder of being starved. It is probably Illegal to own in Germany and if you send it to the US it will likely be to a Neo Nazi. The least I would do is alter the swastika. Look at some of the remaining WWII birds for ideas.
Well… it says “wehrmachteigentum” on it… “ property of the wehrmacht” so, return it?😂
But seriously, though, it is a piece of history. It’s important not to forget our history, less we repeat it.
I would keep it in a safe place, or maybe find a museum who would be interested. It’s definitely a rare piece.
But seriously, though, it is a piece of history. It’s important not to forget our history, less we repeat it.
I would keep it in a safe place, or maybe find a museum who would be interested. It’s definitely a rare piece.
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Well, problematic or not, I'm sure we can agree they made it to last!
My late father was German and lost his first wife and child in an RAF air raid. He was captured on the Maginot Line and ended the war in a British prison camp, where he met and married an English girl - my mother.
Forgiveness and not being judgemental to others caught up by powers they cannot control goes a long way to reconciliation and harmony on our crowded little world.
My late father was German and lost his first wife and child in an RAF air raid. He was captured on the Maginot Line and ended the war in a British prison camp, where he met and married an English girl - my mother.
Forgiveness and not being judgemental to others caught up by powers they cannot control goes a long way to reconciliation and harmony on our crowded little world.
Well, it is just an object. A rare one, but it only symbolizes what the observer brings with them. The people who made it were probably not Nazis, and it isn't evil. It wasn't made to kill anything. I would preserve it just the way it is. It is rare and many were probably destroyed just because.
Many people may look at a rifle or handgun I own and are afraid of them. They may judge me. I punch holes in paper. The gun is simply an object, intent rides with the person that holds it. Same for the tube or many other artifacts from any war. The observer is the one with baggage, not the object.
Many people may look at a rifle or handgun I own and are afraid of them. They may judge me. I punch holes in paper. The gun is simply an object, intent rides with the person that holds it. Same for the tube or many other artifacts from any war. The observer is the one with baggage, not the object.
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Tube rolling takes another twist - "But only the ones with the...". Use it until the emission degrades, then pass it on as an observable piece of world history.
In Hiroshima and Nagasak bombs, there probably were some tubes, and perhaps generation of audiophiles used the same in their amps w/o knowing !
So devil is everywhere if you're looking for him ! What to say about the Noval6900 made for nuke missiles ?!
Maybe this big tube was made for the last outrage to Churchill if they had catched him ?!
One have to find now a true tibetanfunken tibetan tube with the svastika in the other sense....
So devil is everywhere if you're looking for him ! What to say about the Noval6900 made for nuke missiles ?!
Maybe this big tube was made for the last outrage to Churchill if they had catched him ?!
One have to find now a true tibetanfunken tibetan tube with the svastika in the other sense....
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