beetledude
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Just got my first tubed component (thanks MichaelFranks!). There's something comforting about that soft orange glow....
Tubes are so pretty....
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chillysalsa
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Me too.. but my first tube component is kinda cheating though...
nanahachi
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wow, looks awesome, beetledude!
what amp is that, btw?
what amp is that, btw?
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It definitely wouldn't be cool if SACD ended-up going by the wayside.
I've always felt components that have "Laserdisc" on the selector look funny.
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beetledude
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thanks for the nice compliment. It's a MG Head 32/OTL that I bought from head-fier MichaelFranks.
| Originally Posted by nanahachi wow, looks awesome, beetledude! what amp is that, btw? |
thanks for the nice compliment. It's a MG Head 32/OTL that I bought from head-fier MichaelFranks.
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I like that second pic with the tubes blazing! How do you like the sound of that amp?
| Originally Posted by beetledude thanks for the nice compliment. It's a MG Head 32/OTL that I bought from head-fier MichaelFranks. |
I like that second pic with the tubes blazing! How do you like the sound of that amp?
beetledude
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it's a little too early to tell -- I'm still building out my system so I don't have a good source to connect it to. I sold the M-Audio Audiophile firewire a few days ago, so right now it's connected to the rather bad on-board sound of my computer. Even with the bad source, I do like the way vocals sound with the tube amp.
On monday I'll get the Benchmark DAC-1 and hopefully a soundcard with good digital out to connect it to. I'll post my impressions after I've had a chance to listen to it with a good source.
Also, I'm using the stock JJ and Sovtek tubes right now. After I get used to the sound I'll try swapping in the other set that MichaelFranks included in the sale (RCA and some other brand I forget right now).
| Originally Posted by daycart1 I like that second pic with the tubes blazing! How do you like the sound of that amp? |
it's a little too early to tell -- I'm still building out my system so I don't have a good source to connect it to. I sold the M-Audio Audiophile firewire a few days ago, so right now it's connected to the rather bad on-board sound of my computer. Even with the bad source, I do like the way vocals sound with the tube amp.
On monday I'll get the Benchmark DAC-1 and hopefully a soundcard with good digital out to connect it to. I'll post my impressions after I've had a chance to listen to it with a good source.
Also, I'm using the stock JJ and Sovtek tubes right now. After I get used to the sound I'll try swapping in the other set that MichaelFranks included in the sale (RCA and some other brand I forget right now).
lan
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Welcome to club tube. Where it's always warm
Here's a photo I took of my tubes that's the background image of my desktop.
Here's a photo I took of my tubes that's the background image of my desktop.
beetledude
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:keanu voice: whoa.... cool!
| Originally Posted by lan Welcome to club tube. Where it's always warm
Here's a photo I took of my tubes that's the background image of my desktop.
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:keanu voice: whoa.... cool!
ServinginEcuador
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Is that a 300B lan? It looks huge.
| Originally Posted by lan Welcome to club tube. Where it's always warm
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Is that a 300B lan? It looks huge.
lan
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Yes it is indeed a 300B. It's the TJ mesh plate one.
It does look kind of large but that's because I took a close up image. Not exactly macro but as far in as I could go. You can see the higher res image here to see the finer details.
super size me
It does look kind of large but that's because I took a close up image. Not exactly macro but as far in as I could go. You can see the higher res image here to see the finer details.
super size me
ooheadsoo
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Not as nice as lan's pic, but anyway
averydonovan
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Very nice pic. Every pic I've seen of the 300Bs makes them look enormous.
Here's my attempt (half-size version):
Full-size version
| Originally Posted by lan Welcome to club tube. Where it's always warm
Here's a photo I took of my tubes that's the background image of my desktop. (Image snipped) |
Very nice pic. Every pic I've seen of the 300Bs makes them look enormous.
Here's my attempt (half-size version):
Full-size version
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