Re-hello folks!

[Gandolf50]

That - is beautiful! Oh how I remember tubes and giant power coils. The smell as they warmed up. Sure, they're nowhere near as good as modern electronics, but they kept you warm at night!

Yeh ...you say that now...but once the big one drops..you got nada..and we still got tunes!!

 

[Gandolf50]

The long thing was a bit of a cheat. I used ... a dowel! Yes I know, not paper, but hey, it's from a tree! Same thing, right?

Recycle is the buzzword!! I don't buy nut'n I don't have to!

 

[zathros]

Modern electronics, re; Audio excel at THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) but pale in comparison when it comes to "Total Non Harmonic Distortion". This was only discovered a few years ago. TA Japanese Scientist/audiophile created an algorithm to test it and the results shook the whole community, which is why there is such a resurgence in tube equipment.

Surround sound receivers are great for Home theater, but when it comes to music, all that Digital Sound Processing (DSP) creates a harshness and distortion. Coupled with the under sampling rate of CD's, the recipe was disaster.