[Blighty]

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Originally posted by Phloodpants Grinch, I don't want to assume you agree with this statement just because you quoted it from OCP... ...but clearly the sound is ultimately coming from a very cheap and very crappy AC97 codec chip, which is most definitely made of silicon. No tube can un-silicon that lousy codec! Please tell me you're not really falling for this...

Not to mention that you would have to change tubes once or twice a year depending on whether you leave your system on 24/7. It sounds like a gimmick to me especially at only ~200 or so dollars.

 

[Audio Redneck]

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Originally posted by jpelg Curious. Not being a tube-head...yet ... How prone are tubes to burn-out due to power surges or fast power off/on's? Something that requires frequent reboots like most of the home Windoze OS might be problematic, no? Definitely need a more solid OS (NT4, 2000, Linux, OS/2) to prevent that. Otherwise it could get expensive.

Most ATX motherboards don't totally remove power on a power off/on unless you pull the plug. My guess would be that this puppy uses the caps and the constat trickle to keep power to the tube in the event restarts.

 

[jodokast]

Hehe.....actually I wanted to say....well, I'll be damn. But I thought some people might take offense to that....(I don't know why). Also, I thought about posting this in the equipment forums, but I didn't really know where......amps? Probably amps.....

Eh. Oh well.

check this out guys: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/story.html?id=1023251953


Vacuum tube audio on motherboards! Now, how sweet is that?

3 cheers for AOpen!

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Okay, this subject now definitely has the most duplicate posts...I think we're up to 7, and I only just started reading.

 

[jodokast]

*turns red*

.....hehe....I haven't been here for awhile. Assumed I had breaking news. Alas......I try.......

 

[MacDEF]

Guess what?

 

[lini]

I've already ordered a test sample. According to AOpen, the board will hit Germany at the end of June or the beginning of July with a retail price of ~ 230 Euro.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

P.S.: Can you provide me with some hints for tube-rolling-experiments, please?