[RickB]

First, do no harm.

-- Hippocrates when asked about the use of GE tubes for audio applications.

Or was it about his thoughts on NC BBQ?

You mean it wasn't Bones on Star Trek?

 

[Paladin79]

He must have been "excitable" if he smeared pot roast on his chest.

I can remember buying and playing that album on my Hitachi direct drive turntable with a Dynaco amp and preamp going into speakers I helped design. I cannot remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, but I remember that album and own it to this day.

 

[sixergixer]

Lol after a while I found myself counting how many times he mentioned the price...
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I think he was overcompensating for the $1,000,000 system from the video before. Lol

 

[JamminVMI]

Lol some of us would buy one. Even solid state, mine would be going into a 14 tube amp so I could certainly get by. Tube phono preamps can be very sensitive, I cannot get my phone anywhere near one I am using now.

A tube pre with a wall wart? Certainly possible, but likely? They did it w/Vali…

 

[Paladin79]

A tube pre with a wall wart? Certainly possible, but likely? They did it w/Vali…

I do not see it as likely, regardless I have at least 12 headphone amplifiers, I have no reason to add another. I like gear that serves a specific purpose. An integrated amp is about as far as I go.

 

[Paladin79]

Change of subject. Instead of studying local menus as if they contained a plot I told my wife I wanted the best burger in town. She answered immediately Bub’s burgers. OMG was she right. A 1/4 lb burger with choices of cheese and condiments served on a matching sized bun. Beef salted perfectly and a burger slightly taller than a smashed burger. Mmm. The half pound burger starts at $18 but the 1/4 lb was perfect. A proper red wine and a sip of proper bourbon after and once again the earth is turning in greased grooves. A little smooth music on the turntable and life is good.

 

[Ripper2860]

The Bub's Burgers Team thanks you.

 

[strider1007]

Change of subject. Instead of studying local menus as if they contained a plot I told my wife I wanted the best burger in town. She answered immediately Bub’s burgers. OMG was she right. A 1/4 lb burger with choices of cheese and condiments served on a matching sized bun. Beef salted perfectly and a burger slightly taller than a smashed burger. Mmm. The half pound burger starts at $18 but the 1/4 lb was perfect. A proper red wine and a sip of proper bourbon after and once again the earth is turning in greased grooves. A little smooth music on the turntable and life is good.

Living the good life !

 

[DavidSerig]

The Chinese companies game the system by designing their products very specifically to output 5V to get maximum SINAD on the 555.

The American baseball players are doing the same thing, going for home runs instead of hitting for average because that's what pays.

 

[mch12000]

The American baseball players are doing the same thing, going for home runs instead of hitting for average because that's what pays.

MLB players are going for home runs because,

 

[bcowen]

Doesn’t @bcowen run Phillips ECG tubes? I hear he’s quite fond of those

I actually stumbled upon a really cool application for the Philips. l hadn't ever paid attention to it before, but my tube tester has filament (heater) voltage settings all the way up to 117v. Hitting the 12.6v filaments of the Philips with 117v is seriously cool to watch. Happens fast, so you can't blink.

I consider this a mercy killing for the tube, and also a way of contributing to the audio world by saving someone, somewhere the horror of having to listen to one of these things for years.

 

[bcowen]

Speaking of which, forgot to post the matching Birdseye panels I finally got installed on said Trumpet to match a certain two-piece Incvbvs...

That's sweet. Nice job!

 

[golfbravobravo]

Which ones? There are so many…

This one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N9T5ZHW/

Cheers

 

[bcowen]

Please be a Gungnir-sized diff buffer balanced out phono preamp with MI/MC/MM switches and front knobs for load selection and mono mode and curve selection with 4 gain modes in silver with or without tubes for $1499 or less…

FTFY.

 

[KoshNaranek]

I actually stumbled upon a really cool application for the Philips. l hadn't ever paid attention to it before, but my tube tester has filament (heater) voltage settings all the way up to 117v. Hitting the 12.6v filaments of the Philips with 117v is seriously cool to watch. Happens fast, so you can't blink.

I consider this a mercy killing for the tube, and also a way of contributing to the audio world by saving someone, somewhere the horror of having to listen to one of these things for years.

Listening to the story above reminds me of a boy finding pleasure in setting things on fire