Good looking tubes

[50AE]

Here's a random discussion. What are visually the most beautiful tubes you've ever seen?
Just any tube, they don't have to be audio tubes.

My personal choice goes to mesh plate rectifiers, I love them all. Looking at that direct heater glowing vertically, observed through the anode holes.

 

[piano3]

Well, I'm sure many forum members would agree on 13E1.

 

[mashaffer]

Indicator tubes have a certain charm to them as do gas rectifiers.

 

[astouffer]

I like the 205d https://userweb.117.ne.jp/y-s/A-08S-205D-amp-e.html

 

[50AE]

Ah yes, the 205d! Definitely old school look with beautiful glow!

 

[wiseoldtech]

Tube fashion?
Good grief! 🙄

 

[mashaffer]

Tube fashion?
Good grief! 🙄

The devil wears Western Electric. 😉

 

[asnakeon]

 

[wiseoldtech]

The devil wears Western Electric. 😉

Asides from "indicator tubes", I've not gotten nor succumed to looking at glowing tubes, unless I'm checking for a dead filament while troublshooting.
I just don't find it interesting, in fact, it's bizzare to stare at such things with some form of admiration.
That's for others with weird issues.
Like those goofy people over at that vinyl website, showing off pictures of their cartridges like they're in some sort of beauty contest or something.
Weird... very weird.

 

[asnakeon]

I don't understand why someone would come to this thread with the sole purpose of criticizing other people's perception of what is art....vainglorious, very vainglorious.

 

[astouffer]

Asides from "indicator tubes", I've not gotten nor succumed to looking at glowing tubes, unless I'm checking for a dead filament while troublshooting.
I just don't find it interesting, in fact, it's bizzare to stare at such things with some form of admiration.
That's for others with weird issues.
Like those goofy people over at that vinyl website, showing off pictures of their cartridges like they're in some sort of beauty contest or something.
Weird... very weird.

Sounds like it's time to hang up the soldering iron.

 

[Tubelab_com]

Asides from "indicator tubes", I've not gotten nor succumed to looking at glowing tubes.

I guess that you don't understand how to really make them glow! The best looking tube in this lineup has to be the last one, a gassy WE367A.

 

[SCD]

I agree don't give the trolls the space they demand. This forum is about people that love everything about tubes including their glow. By the way Asnakeon what tube is that.

 

[HeyBill]

Me thinks Asnakeon might be pulling our tail.

 

[franksmith]

My space heater/amplifiers.

 

[SpreadSpectrum]

Here are a few of my favorite shots taken from the bench:

100TH

EH 7591s

VT-127A

 

[SpreadSpectrum]

Here's another good one. It was my avatar for a long time.

Eye tube from the side. I think it was a 6E5.

 

[smoking-amp]

 

[wiseoldtech]

I don't understand why someone would come to this thread with the sole purpose of criticizing other people's perception of what is art....vainglorious, very vainglorious.

Sounds like it's time to hang up the soldering iron.

I fully expected the typical Mass Formation Psychosis to gang up on my opinion.
It's an internet staple.

 

[mr l]

I fully expected the typical Mass Formation Psychosis to gang up on my opinion.
It's an internet staple.

So you're trolling then?