In Reply to: RE: Jeff, Thanks posted by drlowmu on April 12, 2010 at 22:08:12:
Perfect post, Jeff. Thank you.For those interested in detail/discussion/rants/ravings on this subject: Refer to my old posts on TUBEDIY-- from about 2006 onward. Things got really hot in those days, as usual, I was not always believed, but people who played my amps certainly believed! I laid it all out for you-- to be read years later. Jeff is kind enough to continue mentioning those ideas, and he is also trying to make available power supply parts that will contribute to proper vacuum tube operation in the best ways through better power supply parts. Btavo!
A vacuum tube is nothing special. It's just another piece of Physics. You play with it until it (ITSELF!) is operating happily, comfortably, and really humming along. That automatically guarantees at least 20,000 hours of operation from it, and that insures zero sonic degradation over at least 10,000 hours, something that is TOTALLY NECESSARY in order to fully enjoy music.
After all, once you spend days/weeks/months getting an audio system to really perform, wouldn't you like it to STAY that way? It will, if all of the active and mechanical devices are operated in a non-stressed mode.
Of course, that is just simple Common Sense.
---Dennis---
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