Nobody can match the construction quality of the 1950 tubes e.g. Amperex.Todays tubes don't come close.Jump on nos Amperex from 1950s.
NOS tubes
My question is this, why are NOS tubes percieved/ or not, said to sound better than newly manufactured ones, with all the new technology and manufacturing techniques and materials you would think the opposite to be true, but then again I guess it’s the same as solid state vs. tubes,
Thanks,
Rob
Thanks,
Rob
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dweller Don’t forget: The Military used to use tubes in its field equipment. You don’t use cheap stuff in this application. The 6H30 DR "super tubes", touted by Balanced Audio Technology, were made for Russian fighter jets. >>>>The US used tubes in its commercial and military aircraft radios, too. But tubes went the way of the dinosaur a long time ago in the 80s. Now pilots and air traffic controllers have to suffer the sterile sound quality of solid state radios. That’s progress for ya! Tubes were resistant to nuclear bomb EMP but that threat went away 35 years ago. Or did it? 😳 in the 70s I had a direct line to military 12AX7WAs and other goodies through by bud in maintenance at Goddard Space Flight Center. Sweet! I also had a line on regulated power supplies taken from dismantled US Navy communications centers. |
@clearthink That's a little harsh IMO. Coming at me with insults, especially when what I said is 100% correct. The entire purpose of mass production is to cut costs, and today most of what is mass produced by the millions suffers greatly in quality as a result. Modern manufacturers mostly operate on a much difference set of standards of acceptable quality presented to consumers. We no longer have tubes being mass produced for military or laboratory equipment especially, so it is very safe to say that what is available to us today can not possibly meet those standards. As I said before, there are exceptions to everything. |
cerecords The entire purpose of mass production is to cut costs, and today most of what is mass produced by the millions suffers greatly in quality as a result.That's actually a misnomer. The primary purpose of mass production is to reduce overhead as a share of a product's total cost of production. Mass production can offer other benefits too, including interchangeable parts, just-in-time inventory and - believe it or not - quality control. Consider that next time you use your cell phone, or drive a modern car. |
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