[ArmchairPhilosopher]

by noisy, do you mean a continuous constant level, similar to white noise or pink noise, or more like random pops or clicks?

The first, constant-level white/pink noise.

From my own experience, random pops and clicks tend to come from RF interferences (especially WiFi/Bluetooth signals in the cases that I've seen) as well as heater "boil-off" (or whatever you want to call that) in brand-new tubes. The former goes away with shielding of the tubes, the latter goes away after 24 to 48 hours of burn-in.
Other kinds of pops and clicks I haven't had (yet) myself.

 

[Zachik]

I like paper books too. The battery never runs out.

but search never works

 

[EELawson]

Very excited about seeing the Urd on Wednesday!!

 

[Timster]

Thanks ... I had no knowledge of this. Perhaps we need a Little Feat node on the sine curve?

Thanks for the suggestion, but I think that "Music" will have to suffice. Just in the last few pages there are mentions of Joe Walsh, Pink Floyd, Little Feat, Jeff Beck, Johhny Depp (Questionable), Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Kenny G, Johnny Dankworth and more ... I think if I added all the music that folks in these parts like, I'd need a much bigger Sine Curve

 

[Timster]

Woo Hoo .... up to date after three weeks. Phew. I need a beer already.

(it's 917am in Manila, but as they say in the classics, the sun's up and it's a day ending in a "y", and it must be 5pm somewhere)

 

[bcowen]

Your outhouse has power? That's smart! Gotta keep that phone charged! And Schiit runs so much smoother with electricity…

He has to have power for the 70,000 CFM exhaust fan. Would probably be good if he had a back-up generator for it too. Safety first.

 

[tin-ear]

House-rolling is actually not all that difficult if you have the space for a dedicated listening room. Build several movable, swappable panels of absorption, reflectors, diffusers, bass traps, Helmholtz resonators, etc. Set up your system and your listening chair and then adjust the room in any way you like using various treatments. Up to a point, of course. But I'd be willing to bet you could create larger sonic impacts than you can with typical tube-rolling.

Hmm. This brought me back to The Cult of the Infinitely Baffled. Here [Edit: Hear... if blame autocorrect...] the bass, not the box.
Short concept: the subwoofer is integrated into the walls or ceiling and the backwave does not enter into the listening room.

https://ibsubwoofers.proboards.com/

 

[bcowen]

It's just another of life's mystery's. I stopped stressing over it years ago. I just keep trying tubes until I find one that's quiet. And 9 times out of ten that noisy tube will be quiet in just about any other amp. That's why it good to have more than one tube for backup.

No such thing as too many backups, to be sure.

 

[Ripper2860]

This was a BEFORE pic, as in just before the wife drove over them in the mini-van after retuning from shoe shopping.

 

[bcowen]

This was a BEFORE pic, as in just before the wife drove over them in the mini-van after retuning from shoe shopping, and just before the resulting divorce.

FTFY.

 

[Ripper2860]

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This was a BEFORE pic, as in just before the wife drove over them in the mini-van after retuning from shoe shopping, and just before the resulting divorce where she got the Mazda RX8, the Nottingham Ace-Spacedeck w/Ace-Space arm, Wave Mechanic motor controller, Benz MC-SCHEU cartridge, Cambridge Audio CXC Transport, Schiit EITR, Cary Audio DAC-100t (tube output), Wyred4Sound Remedy re-clocker (w/AMB linear power supply), Gill/Art Audio Alana (tube) preamp, Art Audio Jota-HC SET tube amp, Tekton Design Lores w/custom crossovers, Incubus Elegans, ZMF Atticus HP, the cat, and the obese dog.

FTFYandM.

 

[Timster]

He has to have power for the 70,000 CFM exhaust fan. Would probably be good if he had a back-up generator for it too. Safety first.

The one would work, on a couple of levels

 

[US Blues]

Under guard, I hope. I think there are at least three Schiitizens who are now planning an Urd-napping.

You weren't supposed to write about this in the thread!

 

[A Jedi]

BTW, with many years in aerospace, I have seen this play out in electronic and missile production on multiple occasions. Some of these stories are really scary.

So basically, the nukes scattered around the country are only 3% likely to go off for no reason while sitting happily in their silos? Cool cool....

 

[bcowen]

The one would work, on a couple of levels