Tubes Are Useless

LiquidSound
LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
When you have this. Good stuff.
Two Channel Main
Receiver - VSX-54TX
Mains - Csi40's
Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

"If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2005
    I prefer to simply urinate on my op-amps. You want to talk about a tube sound? Hell, try my tube smell!
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited November 2005
    Some of those comments are pretty damn funny.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited November 2005
    Mazeroth wrote:
    I prefer to simply urinate on my op-amps. You want to talk about a tube sound? Hell, try my tube smell!

    Please tell me you unplug 'em first! :eek:
    HT
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    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited November 2005
    How can you guys/gals take this so lightly. Its true I tell ya!

    HBomb
    ***WAREMTAE***
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2005
    Speaker wire thicker than schlongs!

    My favorite quote from that site :D

    And another.....

    my dick is still thicker than my speaker wire. i hope this sounded good. it's slightly more technical sounding, but still completely unprovable.
    # posted by Anonymous : 1:59 AM
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited November 2005
    I dunno, the meter near pegged on that one.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited November 2005
    Speaking of potential BS products....can anyone give me a technical explanation of how cable elevators such as these can offer any kind of improvement to a system?

    I mean what's next? Mounting your amp to the ceiling so the electrons can flow downhill to the speakers? :rolleyes:
    HT
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    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited November 2005
    Static electricity builds up on the carpet and the risers isolate the cable from it or..uhh..I dunno. Maybe hell has lots of electromagnetic interference..and the further your cables are from hell, the better they sound. The Devil is in the details, I guess.
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2005
    cmy330go wrote:
    Speaking of potential BS products....can anyone give me a technical explanation of how cable elevators such as these can offer any kind of improvement to a system?

    I mean what's next? Mounting your amp to the ceiling so the electrons can flow downhill to the speakers? :rolleyes:

    Well sure. If you have heard cable burn in changes (I have) then you want you cables burnt in. Now, if you shake those cables around you end up changing the positioning of the shield with respect to the signal line. The cable would have to be burned in again. Now, if they are laying on the vibrating floor there is much more chance of deforming the cable than if they are strung in the air. A better solution is to use elastic string and hang from the ceiling. That way they vibrate very little.

    Well, you did ask...
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited November 2005
    I like my explanation better.
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited November 2005
    ..and Scully said: " the truth is somewhere out there..."
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited November 2005
    madmax wrote:
    Well sure. If you have heard cable burn in changes (I have) then you want you cables burnt in. Now, if you shake those cables around you end up changing the positioning of the shield with respect to the signal line. The cable would have to be burned in again. Now, if they are laying on the vibrating floor there is much more chance of deforming the cable than if they are strung in the air. A better solution is to use elastic string and hang from the ceiling. That way they vibrate very little.

    Well, you did ask...
    madmax

    I guess that seem reasonable.

    So is it safe to assume that since my system is in my finished basement, with concrete under the carpet, that these would not be of any benefit to me?
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited November 2005
    cmy330go wrote:
    I guess that seem reasonable.

    So is it safe to assume that since my system is in my finished basement, with concrete under the carpet, that these would not be of any benefit to me?


    I see them as cable insurance in a basement, as mine took on water 3 times last summer. :D
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2005
    LiquidSound wrote:
    I like my explanation better.

    Me, too!
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited November 2005
    Dennis Gardner wrote:
    I see them as cable insurance in a basement, as mine took on water 3 times last summer. :D

    As high as my house sits if the basement ever takes on water I'll be out lookin' for the nearest Ark. :D
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited November 2005
    Mine wasn't water, it was during a power outage when the town's sewer pumps were without power. Floor drains became fountains.................not a pleasant night. :eek:
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2005
    Oh my. Not a pleasant night, for sure.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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