Tubes rule

disneyjoe7
disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
edited November 2009 in Electronics
Ted, my buddy Yes I agree :)


More later.

Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15

Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


Post edited by disneyjoe7 on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,669
    edited November 2009
    Agreed
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2009
    + 4 Exquisite aren't they:)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • jm1
    jm1 Posts: 618
    edited November 2009
    -1 Different, yes. Rule, not.
    All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed and third, it is accepted as self evident.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2009
    It's an amazing on how it opens the sound field, given it a live feeling.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,497
    edited November 2009
    Tubes add soul!!!
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2009
    "Tubes add soul!" Well I was going to add that to my signature but see you have already :(

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2009
    Playing a little Booker T and the MG's this Sunday morning, on the tubed rig. Soul x2!
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,497
    edited November 2009
    Got the tubes (Telefunkens) nice and toasty in the Dared MP5 office rig. Alternating between Erin McKeown and Charlotte Martin dl'd in FLAC from the Live Music Archive.

    Love these excellent amateur recordings done in small intimate venues. Charlotte Martin is recorded in a church.......just her vocals and piano, with a nice open ambient sound of a cathedral. Very nice, and tubes really bring the expansive soundstage alive.

    http://www.archive.org/details/cm2006-03-30.flac

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2009
    Tubes bring it home;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,117
    edited November 2009
    Amen brother! ;)
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,634
    edited November 2009
    Tubes rule today, and suck tomorrow.
    _________________________________________________
    ***\\\\\........................... My Audio Journey ............................./////***

    2008 & 2010 Football Pool WINNER
    SOPA
    Thank God for different opinions. Imagine the world if we all wanted the same woman
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited November 2009
    I got the `ol V12 roasting again yesterday !!

    I must agree, Tubes Rule !!!!
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2009
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Tubes rule today, and suck tomorrow.

    Tubes add Magic :)


    If it died right now smoked to the ground nothing to fix, as I couldn't find it later... I would buy it again it added that Magic to music.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,327
    edited November 2009
    For the novice I can see the appeal of tubes. They have a nice glow, add warmth by heating up the room, other than that...nadda. Unless of course you like the sound of distortion.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2009
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    for the novice i can see the appeal of tubes. They have a nice glow, add warmth by heating up the room, other than that...nadda. Unless of course you like the sound of distortion.

    no magic for youu!

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,497
    edited November 2009
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    no magic for youu!

    or SOUL, either
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2009
    Tubes are Musical:)
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2009
    I am fondling my tubes right now. Very Warmmmmmmmmmm :eek:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,327
    edited November 2009
    The funny part is that you guys actually believe all this tube nonsense. Talk about a bunch of lemmings! :)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited November 2009
    to each his own...

    If you like the sound of sterile music, good for you


    of course I have found that a good solid amp (ss) and a good tube pre mixes very well to give one a great sound

    I like to go back and forth between the SS Parasound HCA-3500 nd the Cary V12




    I still Love the Cary V12 Friggen Tubey goodness though


    Not a lemming, but not a toad either :rolleyes::eek:
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,497
    edited November 2009
    beardog03 wrote: »
    I have found that a good solid amp (ss) and a good tube pre mixes very well to give one a great sound

    Amen to that. I agree!
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2009
    Forget tubes, we should all go out and buy highly colored vintage amps.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,327
    edited November 2009
    Face wrote: »
    Forget tubes, we should all go out and buy highly colored vintage amps.

    A man after my own heart!!! :D Finally someone talking some sense! ;) Oh,& by the way, it's not highly colored...just plain black.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2009
    Tubes rule. If I could afford more I would;) Not a fan boy of any sort here. I trust my ears, and not what others say.
    Take care.
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2009
    I love my Carver TFM-45. WHat I find with tubes is flexibility.

    I just rolled some Military mullards in after having some Baldwin/Raytheons for a couple of days. There are things I like about both over the other.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2009
    A side benifit of tubes are that they may still work after bursting a nuclear bomb high in the atmosphere. Just another of many reasons to use tubes. :)

    Oh yeah, tubes rule!
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter