Tubes are better.
With a few tubes you can read the newspaper in a darkened room (at least the headlines) while you will never ever light a room with Solid State devices 😉
With a few tubes you can read the newspaper in a darkened room (at least the headlines) while you will never ever light a room with Solid State devices 😉
What a sorry plonker one have to be if in a such scenario, needs tubes to make thing working....
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I think breaking tubes is a non-issue.
I have built four amps with tubes exposed. Two were given to my ex-wife, one to my granddaughter. The fourth is on loan to my daughter.
I treat them like any appliance that can be hazardous to children and small animals.
The only broken tubes I've seen, were dropped.
I have built four amps with tubes exposed. Two were given to my ex-wife, one to my granddaughter. The fourth is on loan to my daughter.
I treat them like any appliance that can be hazardous to children and small animals.
The only broken tubes I've seen, were dropped.
Well that settles it then, doesn't it. What self-respecting ex would give the good stuff away to his ex-wife?😉
Actually, she took all the newest SS equipment also.
She didn't get the SL1200 though.
And, I will build more tube amps.
Well, I don't know what it is about you tube guys but she did take them and leave, right? Were they the 'big' ones? You might want to consider toning down the competition next time? Just sayin.
1. The Valve Amps 4'th by Morgan Jones is what I read now too, and he shows so many designs that I actually don't see in the Internet. Some of them yes, but only a small portion... Betta Follower I saw only in his books for example. No High Voltage regulators (except in the Velleman 4040), bjt/ jfet/mosfet as current sinks or current mirrors or active loads and more...
2. I work at repairing shop (or lab) and most of the amps that we work with are the PA systems that being used on the Concerts or clubs, preamps, active monitors, mixer every thing that in the "Audio" category . (Crest Audio, Phonic, L-Acoustic, Makie, PowerSoft, QSC, Virox and more). Some times we work with Home Audio like old receivers. BUT last month we had a Harman Kardon Citation II... It was messed up a little by some one else (different signal caps and resistors). We replaced Tubes, made some adjustments and listened to it through the monitors by Turbosound. It sounded just gorgeous! Off course PA systems are not the thing to compare it with, and I'm not trying to do so, just sating the obvious. I was very pleased with the sound. Liked the sound of L-Acoustics too, even if it's a digital amp...
3. Did some one tried to compare SS SE (By Nelson Pass or other MosFET type) with Tube SE Penetode/triode in the same power category? Like A/B-ing them? It's the most interesting thing to do and that will answer all the questions I think. Same speakers of course.
2. I work at repairing shop (or lab) and most of the amps that we work with are the PA systems that being used on the Concerts or clubs, preamps, active monitors, mixer every thing that in the "Audio" category . (Crest Audio, Phonic, L-Acoustic, Makie, PowerSoft, QSC, Virox and more). Some times we work with Home Audio like old receivers. BUT last month we had a Harman Kardon Citation II... It was messed up a little by some one else (different signal caps and resistors). We replaced Tubes, made some adjustments and listened to it through the monitors by Turbosound. It sounded just gorgeous! Off course PA systems are not the thing to compare it with, and I'm not trying to do so, just sating the obvious. I was very pleased with the sound. Liked the sound of L-Acoustics too, even if it's a digital amp...
3. Did some one tried to compare SS SE (By Nelson Pass or other MosFET type) with Tube SE Penetode/triode in the same power category? Like A/B-ing them? It's the most interesting thing to do and that will answer all the questions I think. Same speakers of course.
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