The panic selling of tube audio had begun.
I think it is a bit crazy. I run tube gear sometimes 12 hours a day and hardly ever have to replace any tubes. My tube amplifiers have been mostly as reliable as stones and maybe more so than my SS gear since I've had failures with that. And none with any of the 70 or so tube amps pres etc I have owned over the last 35 years. I design loudspeakers so run my amps much and have to have a wide selection of types. Still while sad for those who panic easily it's an opportunity to pick up low priced tube kit and after a week or so I will most likely be making some lower offers on ads till I get a bite. So if thinking of selling your tube gear because you feel no more tubes ever please do so I have my eyes on a few amps maybe it will be yours.
" most reasonable people with a decent handle on actual history are worried about right now" yeah, well, you just proved they aren't that reasonable. It's a possibility that existed last year and will exist next year but not a whole lot more likelier NOW than always is. If anything, Russia's madness will stabilize NATO |
I have relatives in Ukraine near bombing sites and I am hosting Ukrainians in Budapest right now so I am not taking this lightly. I just don’t like "armchair panic engineers" arguments like yours that is as vague and generic and useless as it can be, I am not concerned about when WWIII will begin, I am very much concerned about when it will end. But don’t worry, you cozy middle-class life will not be more disturbed by it than a few extra bucks at the gas station. Oh, and the tubes! yes! |
thank you @falconquest ! |
I myself struggle with the best way to help, there are so many organizations dealing with refugees but it's impossible to know which ones are legit. I put up Ukrainian flags on my house, I speak to people and confirm that this is indeed real, I think for now, the best we can do is expressing unity against the war. In two generations we always forget and unlearn the horrors of war, maybe it will be over soon and life can slowly go back to normal in Europe. |
