Sound Amplifier
The sound of a vacuum tube amplifier?
Do vacuum tube amplifiers really sound best?
The high-end audio critics seem to think so.
I would like some “real world” opinions.
They still use them for Marshall guitar amps, can’t get much more real world than that. I can’t help thinking that tapes and records sound better than CD ‘remasters’ as well, after all the human brain works by analogue processing not digital.
audiogon @ CES 2009: Virtue Audio: cheap audiophile PC Audio amplifier w/ Digital-Analog converter
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Backtracks (2CD+DVD) $23.00 Detailed item info Track listing DISC 1: 1. Stick Around 2. Love Song 3. Fling Thing 4. R.I.P. (Rock In Peace) 5. Carry Me Home 6. Crabsody In Blue 7. Cold Hearted Man 8. Snake Eye 9. Borrowed Time 10. Down On the Borderline 11. Big Gun 12. Cyberspace DISC 2: |
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Pacer $3.03 … |
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Heavy Metal $64.98 The trouble with a genre as sprawling as heavy metal–and one as identified with brawn and intensity–is that its adherents certainly won’t agree on the shape of their obsession. And the disagreement won’t necessarily be polite. Halfway through disc two, you find one of the precise moments that can split metalheads into two camps: Judas Priest’s “You Got Another Thing Comin’,” whose crossover succ… |
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How to Convert Records and Tapes to CD [VHS] Do you have valued records and tapes that you would like to preserve? Converting them to CDs is easy and inexpensive- if you know how! We have a solution. Director Alan Jeffries has created a video, based on Blaze Audio’s excellent online tutorial on converting tapes and records into CDs, that gives full details and step by step instructions. It covers connections, proper recording, editing, remov… |
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Peltor 97044 Tactical 6S Active Volume Hearing Protector $52.88 The Peltor tactical 6S hearing protector muff blends comfort, performance, and protection with electronics that limit amplified sounds to 82 dBA within 5 milliseconds. An active-volume system provides distortion-free amplification of low-level sounds up to 19 dBA. The folding design includes independent volume controls in each cup…. |
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Raptor RANL1502 150 Amp ANL Fuses, 24K Gold Plated, 2 Pack $1.79 FUSE 150 AMP ANL-GOLD 2 PACK… |
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Digital Amp Ohm Volt Meter Ac Dc Voltmeter Multimeter $3.25 Get accurate readings for DC voltage, DC current, AC voltage, resistance, transistor test, diode test, and battery test. Easy-to-read 3-1/2 digit LCD readout, positive set selector switch, and 32″ leads. Automatic zero adjust DC-A: 0-200µ A-2000µ A-20mA-200mA ; Resistance: 0-200-2000-20K-200… |
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Panasonic DECT 6.0 Amplified Sound Cordless Phone with Answering System, Metallic Black $0.01 … |