[Zashoomin]

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Would hate to know the cost of tube rolling in that thing. Quantity wise it puts the Atmos-sphere to shame.

tube rolling is so fun but its so expensive too.  Plus tubes burn out pretty quickly so I think I'll just stick to ss since its cheaper in the long run 

 

[parbaked]

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tube rolling is so fun but its so expensive too.  Plus tubes burn out pretty quickly so I think I'll just stick to ss since its cheaper in the long run 

Tubes don't really burn out quickly, most will last thousands of hours, but SS ids certainly easier...

 

[daerron]

Some types of valves are rated for 10,000 hours. Thats a lot of listening time. Those that burn out quicker are usually rated for around 3000 hours. Still a lot of listening hours.

 

[DefQon]

Average rated hours for tubes is 5000, but seriously doubt anyone would stick to just that one set of tube(s) for use up to 5000 hours as you'd most likely tube roll every now and then.

 

[MickeyVee]

The only problem with tubes in my setup is that I find that they need to be running for about an hour to sound their best. So, If I want to seriously listen for an hour, I turn on my rig and let it run for an hour first before I come back for a serious session. Cut's my tube life in about half. Not a real problem but no immediate staisfaction. As far as tube rolling, I've settled on the Amperex Orange Globes and any of my other tubes are pretty much inferior. Almost no rolling for me. As much as I love the Lyr, looking into a decent SS setup for more immediate satisfaction. YMMV.

 

[Quinto]

 
Just got myself a Beresford Bushmaster, driving my K501..Very good combo, lots of detail, nice well defined bass

 

[bbophead]

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Probably mono blocks.  Need lots of tubes to get the power needed to amplify.  Tube amps with two or fewer power tubes can usually only muster 2 watts into 4 ohms.  Need lots of power tubes to crank out 50 watts into 8 ohms.
 

IME, two EL34 power tubes, one per channel, can put out about 13 WPC, two KT88, 25 WPC.

 

[parbaked]

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IME, two EL34 power tubes, one per channel, can put out about 13 WPC, two KT88, 25 WPC.

Yes, it depends on the type of tube and the amplifier's design...

 

[bassboysam]

Yes, it depends on the type of tube and the amplifier's design...

 
4 KT88s in my bass amp put out a max of 340 watts

 

[hodgjy]

True.  I guess it depends on the design and the tube.  The Atma-sphere S-30 uses 10 6H13C tubes to get 30 watts into 8 ohms.
 
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IME, two EL34 power tubes, one per channel, can put out about 13 WPC, two KT88, 25 WPC.

 

[SoupRKnowva]

True.  I guess it depends on the design and the tube.  The Atma-sphere S-30 uses 10 6H13C tubes to get 30 watts into 8 ohms.

Definitely, the atma-sphere is an otl tube amp. Whereas the ones listed previously would have to be transformer coupled just based on the tube choices

 

[pelli]

I just got my T1 in the mail today.  Hello office rig!
 

 

[OPR8R]

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I just got my T1 in the mail today.  Hello office rig!
 

Was expecting Beyers, but this is very nice as well.

 

[palmfish]

 

[Freerider]