Blue Glow

[1MOR]

Of course, there's other things that glow blue besides tubes:

Expensive water heater!

 

[thevic24]

You have to be near the amps(2-3') to see the blue glow. From the listening spot they look just like any other tuber glowing.

Now this glow is bad...

-Vic

 

[davis419b]

This particular 8080DB was "rehabbed" and wood veneered by Merrylander, a first class job. Taking into account cosmetics, function, and sound quality, I would rate it a very, very close third to my Yamaha CR 2020 and Marantz 4270. A lot depends on which speakers with which I match it. It drives the BA A150 speakers with a better sound than the Yamaha but the Yamaha does a better job with the Polks. I had it upstairs at one point driving a pair of Original Large Advents and found that combination produced excellent, tough to beat sound. I rate it very highly overall and the only unit I have that has a clearly superior sound to my ears regardless of speakers is my Altec 345A amp. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply archie. ! have 3 Sansui 8080db,s and they are top dogs at my house. I currently have a Yamaha cr-3020, totally restored Marantz 2325, a Sansui 9090db, 2 Sansui 990db,s and many more. I have had a Pioneer sx-1980,sx-1250 and the list goes on. I find that the Sansui 8080db blows them all away on my Klipsch speakers. I also have a Sansui 8080db hooked up to my Polk Audio SDA-SRS 1.2tl,s which they told me wasnt enough power but it simply sounds amazing with the Polks too !

 

[archie2]

Thanks for the reply archie. ! have 3 Sansui 8080db,s and they are top dogs at my house. I currently have a Yamaha cr-3020, totally restored Marantz 2325, a Sansui 9090db, 2 Sansui 990db,s and many more. I have had a Pioneer sx-1980,sx-1250 and the list goes on. I find that the Sansui 8080db blows them all away on my Klipsch speakers. I also have a Sansui 8080db hooked up to my Polk Audio SDA-SRS 1.2tl,s which they told me wasnt enough power but it simply sounds amazing with the Polks too !

I can fully appreciate how good the 8080DB must sound through a pair of Klipsch. I've not heard the Polk SDA-SRS but the 10A's I have are colored toward the bass and responds better to a neutral amp, less so to a Sansui.
BTW, nice collection you have.

 

[archie2]

Well Jim, you've answered my curiosity about the relative orange-ish glow of individual tubes. And I didn't have to ask.

 

[shacky]

Expensive water heater!

Reactor :scratch2:

 

[nasadowsk]

Well, spent fuel from a few.

 

[BadassBob]

That blue sure looks good with long exposure shots .