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The Scariest Story Ever Told?

What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you while listening to your high end audio system? Your story can involve anything, from buying an outrageously expensive component that sounded terrible when you turned on your system or a mishap that cost you lots of money to repair or buying tubes only to discover that the boxes were empty.

Last night, while I was talking to a good friend of mine over the telephone, I heard a loud "pop" through my left speaker and soon thereafter, some static. I immediately inspected my amplifier only to discover that one of my left channel output "vacuum tubes" was on fire (internal flame within the tube, believe it or not!) Now, that blew my mind! Fortunately, it only turned out to be a tube going bad and my amplifier did not short-out. Thank God!

I must admit that I nearly had a heart attack and felt lost without my trustworthy and extremely loved Berning amplifier.

hawaiikid

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kublakhan
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Lotta problems here with audio research fires!

I was 12, my dad wasn't home. he had two arc d-60 amps in mono and acoustat speakers, etc. i loved the sound.

i was getting a suntan (san diego) outside playing neil young as loud as the stereo would go. i came in for a drink of water and the amps (in a wood cabinet!) were on fire and the music was still playing! neighbors happened to be banging on the door to tell me to turn the stereo down at the same time. why did i pause to open the door? no idea. i told them the stereo was on fire. the look in their eyes was priceless...their house was VERY close to ours. i ran into the kitchen filled a large bucket of water and threw it on the entire system - the amps, preamp, nak 700zxl, splashing a little bit over the oracle delphi.

sorry, dad.
kublakhan
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Unclejeff - for the record i found viggen's post a little odd as well.
kublakhan
718 posts
 
Unclejeff, i bet i have you beat by far for stupid posts i'd like to take back so rest easy that you're way down on the totem pole,even if only second to me.
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