daveyf
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| Leave tube amps always on? Leaving a tube amp on 24/7 implies that it will be left on unattended. If one of the tubes fails and the amp is unattended this could cause a significant fire hazard IMO. I would NEVER leave my tube amps or preamp on 24/7 under any circumstances. | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice I own a tube amp and a ss amp. Swap them out to hear the differences and enjoy both greatly. Tube amps are more 'hands on' than ss amps IME. Tube amps also have a few idiosyncrasies that ss amps do not,IMO.Firstly, what is not really mentioned her... | |
| What is missing here? @kevn, That’s a great answer, tells me that you are indeed a very smart buyer. Not so sure others are as smart as you, but I guess that is why they too would be in for a learning experience. | |
| What is missing here? @kevn Kevin, perhaps you could answer my question. If you read the review I alluded to in my OP, there is no mention in the body of the work that the amp in question puts out a maximum of 9watts/ch and at 10% distortion. Furthermore, there is no ... | |
| What is missing here? @billzame. Great points. In this particular review, there is actually no mention of the output power of this amp in the body of the piece. So, one could actually read the whole piece and not realize what that is! | |
| What is missing here? @aewarren. Your posts say a lot about you. I certainly hope that you never find yourself in a position of disadvantage because someone failed to disclose something to you..Maybe then we can talk about comprehension...or lack thereof! | |
| What is missing here? @daj Perhaps you are trying to read too much into what I am getting at... | |
| What is missing here? Folks, where do I give the impression that I am the one being misled from the article I quoted in the OP? Absolute Sound is a magazine that is read by a wide variety of audience demographic. ( Most probably fairly experienced audiophiles, BUT NOT ... | |
| What is missing here? @p05129 You are right, I am NOT a seasoned a'phile, certainly no where near as seasoned ( whoever that means?) as you! ;0)@aewarren Does it not concern you at least a little bit that the reviewer in the Absolute Sound ( NOT Stereophile) omitted... | |
| What is missing here? @millercarbon Chuck, If you don’t like my thread, I suggest you place it on ignore. | |
| What is missing here? @daj Please point to where I have stated I have a grievance with the amps designer! Not the case at all. @mrdecibel Unfortunately, what a lot of folks rely on to get their education on an audio product is a review of said product in a well recogn... | |
| What is missing here? The amplifier may not have failings in doing what it was designed to do, within its very very limited parameters. That’s not the point here, what is the point is that the reviewer never brought up the limitations that are inherent with a design li... | |
| What is missing here? @daj That is precisely what I am getting at. Although you seem to negate this, I believe that a reviewer has a responsibility to a reader to educate them as to what the possible issues (failings) of the product are...and not, as some of the other ... | |
| What is missing here? @mijostyn Agreed and disagreed. While I agree with you that basically the amp in question is essentially useless for the vast majority of users, particularly if they are using anything but horns. I disagree that low power amps do not have value. ... | |
| What is missing here? @atmasphere Thanks Ralph. Your post explains a lot and is certainly very instructive. Apparently the amp has 10% distortion at 9watts. I would have to believe that this is audible. Therefore, a match to the most efficient speakers one could find ... |