Arrived Now.. Limited Edition Empyrean PHOENIX
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As I recall from some other bcowen photos, those are just the containers from under the bed…That brings me back to when SS was just beginning and as kids we would toss about that many in the street, to enjoy the pop sound they made! Well on second thought, really not THAT many, that’s a lot of tubes!
Arrived Now.. Limited Edition Empyrean PHOENIX
Best Regards
Sisco
Tks..That just looks ridiculous good. I love how some of these limited editions headphones look.
Is that the rooms FS stand that is adjustable?
I was watching a recent episode of "American Pickers" (for those not in US, it's about people who buy and sell antique everything & how they buy quantities of old stuff). Anyway, the 2 pickers were being shown through the house of a now-deceased master collector of everything, mostly electronics.That brings me back to when SS was just beginning and as kids we would toss about that many in the street, to enjoy the pop sound they made! Well on second thought, really not THAT many, that’s a lot of tubes!
Well any old tube junk people in my rich neighborhood would toss out had tubes. Basically everything! Replace the tubes with SS was what everyone was doing so? Mainly TVs, but radios and amps. We would collect hundreds of tubes/amo then go to war. Pop, pop, pop.I was watching a recent episode of "American Pickers" (for those not in US, it's about people who buy and sell antique everything & how they buy quantities of old stuff). Anyway, the 2 pickers were being shown through the house of a now-deceased master collector of everything, mostly electronics.
The man's daughter shows them a storeroom which is relatively large (20 ft. X 20 ft., maybe more), and it's absolutely stuffed with old radios, televisions, parts for old radios & TVs--and tubes. 1000s of tubes, many in drawers. These pickers know nothing about tubes and had no interest in them.
...and I was sitting there watching all this, tearing my hair out, imagining what's in those drawers. A legendary NOS tube find (big & small, name brands/types & obscure brands/types).
I was not aware that escape from that rabbit hole was even possible. Any tips?
FTFY…[Reg. TM; © bcowen: 2021]I was not aware that escape from that rabbit hole was evenpossibledesirable. Anytipstubes?
Yeah, the others are in the closet and would require actual effort to retrieve. (they're mostly power pentodes that I don't use much these days)As I recall from some other bcowen photos, those are just the containers from under the bed…
LOL! But the tube boxes might get wet. Plan B I guess.just an idea....for your escape plan... consider building a raft and using each tube/bin as pontoon...looks like you have enough tubes for good ballast!
Oh, the horror.Well any old tube junk people in my rich neighborhood would toss out had tubes. Basically everything! Replace the tubes with SS was what everyone was doing so? Mainly TVs, but radios and amps. We would collect hundreds of tubes/amo then go to war. Pop, pop, pop.
They were a burden as housewives would have to take all the tubes to the grocery store and test them on the tube tester, then the gals would reinstall the whole set. Solid State was a revolution in maintainability!
What was interesting was the grocery store sold records and had these enormous wire record racks that were in the shopping isles. They stuck out at eye level so you could see one record cover or examine all of them. They were in front of the food and staggered at times. That was one reason the covers were so flamboyant. So actually the woman a lot of the times purchased the music for the home as the men didn't have the time or place to buy it. Really in those days the grocery store was a place of woman and kids.Oh, the horror.
Fast forward 15 years and people did the same thing with LP's in favor of Perfect Sound Forever (and back in the mid-80's it was very, very far from perfect). There were a couple used book/record stores in town that I frequented and can remember walking out with 50 LP's for $50 on a regular basis. Even if half of them were losers it was still a pretty sweet deal, and I got some real gems along the way as well.
LOL! But the tube boxes might get wet. Plan B I guess.
LOL!I suppose Plan B would be a Foton (only) made vessel. I hear they're totally water resistant... so not to worry
About 5 years ago a city on a nearby island was getting rid of old tech. I walked out of a record store with like 50 LP's for free. It wasn't fun caring them "hundreds of miles" (?) home without a vehicle though.Oh, the horror.
Fast forward 15 years and people did the same thing with LP's in favor of Perfect Sound Forever (and back in the mid-80's it was very, very far from perfect). There were a couple used book/record stores in town that I frequented and can remember walking out with 50 LP's for $50 on a regular basis. Even if half of them were losers it was still a pretty sweet deal, and I got some real gems along the way as well.