A tube preamp and few different pair of speakers and amps can keep a tweaker very busy. :yes:
My speaker collection would probably be hard to be outdone here on AK, but my gear might be deemed mundane all of which may not be considered cutting edge today.
I haven't visited an audio boutique in 30 years so I can't in all honesty comment on things cutting edge.
Comment are comment/partisapation and has nothing to with owning. As far as I know, nobody on this site is requiered to own anything to partisapate.
Cutting Edge really doesn't matter what decade gear came from it's the mixing and building of the system as a whole that becomes cutting edge. My system spans decades and I try to make it all quality from that time.
My newest peices are MC275 Mk VI who knew that would be cutting edge again. Then we go and stream off computer to our systems, tubes at that. Tosse in a turntable and rip the record to digital and stream it back to the system.
Who does this stuff? the guys that build systems for their needs and stay on top the cutting edge of HiFi.
I hear that. I love that my Thresholds have hard rubber feet on the rear panel so you can set them down faceplate up/handles up when not in use. Nelson had a clue about more than just circuit design! My Aragon 8008 was such a bitch to move...no handles. Hated that.
Comment are comment/partisapation and has nothing to with owning. As far as I know, nobody on this site is requiered to own anything to partisapate.
Cutting Edge really doesn't matter what decade gear came from it's the mixing and building of the system as a whole that becomes cutting edge. My system spans decades and I try to make it all quality from that time.
My newest peices are MC275 Mk VI who knew that would be cutting edge again. Then we go and stream off computer to our systems, tubes at that. Tosse in a turntable and rip the record to digital and stream it back to the system.
Who does this stuff? the guys that build systems for their needs and stay on top the cutting edge of HiFi.
Harumph...harumph.....
Who would have thought that ANYTHING with tubes would ever be Cutting Edge again?
Mac 275s? SETs?
It's a brave new world.....
TJ, the fact that folks have budgets is not a reason to be on the 'ended search' wagon, it just takes a while. Both you and Mark have markedly upgraded your systems, based on hearing Mark's rig and reading your discussions of the new components. Both done with family budgets a major concern.
Some need to sell gear to buy gear.
Single Ended Triode. Usually 2A3, 300B or 845 based.Can you please explain SET amp to me?
Single Ended Triode. Usually 2A3, 300B or 845 based.
No phase splitter. Single tube handles the output. Have to butt-stack and airgap the OPT to prevent saturation. Low IM distortion but higher levels of lower order harmonic distortion.
Horribly inefficient technology invented early in the 20th century but they sure sound good to me. [emoji4]
Definitely not everyones cup of tea and tends to arouse great passion for and against.