Post your tube pics (stole the idea from wardsweb) LOL

faster100
faster100 Posts: 6,124
edited June 2006 in 2 Channel Audio
After the recent thread by wardsweb.. thought it would be a cool idea to start a thread for tube pics, either cool old tubes or glowing pictures of tubes.. no gear, just the glow or old tubes or new for that matter.... I dont have any, so get your camera's out and lets see your tubes
MY HT RIG:
Sherwood p-965
Sherwood sd871 dvd
Rotel 1075 amp x5
LSI15 mains
LsiC center
LSIfx surround backs
Lsi7 side surrounds
SVS pb12/plus2

2 Channel Rig:

nad 1020 Pre-amp
Rotel 1080 stereo amp
Polk sda 2B
kenwood grunt Tuner
realistic lab 450 TT
Signal cable IC
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2006
    Keep the pics a coming, :D
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited June 2006
    Not much glow, but a marvelous patina...

    backyard_3.jpg
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  • Normanality
    Normanality Posts: 297
    edited June 2006
    Here's a nice warm 24JE6. It's a horizontal output tube on the McAlister PP150S.

    Second pic is the warm glow of the entire unit.
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  • Normanality
    Normanality Posts: 297
    edited June 2006
    Forgot to upload another with a little more background light.....

    There's just something special about being a bottlehead :cool:
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2006
    Normanality wrote:
    There's just something special about being a bottlehead :cool:

    and its better then being a dunderhead too. :D I gotta warm up my rig and snap some pics..
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited June 2006
    I posted this one a while back. Seems I can't attach it again.

    attachment.php?attachmentid=9881&d=1121460543
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited June 2006
    BlueMDPicker wrote:
    Not much glow, but a marvelous patina...

    backyard_3.jpg
    Hey, you stole my tubes! :mad: :D

    Those are the tubes I found buried in my backyard last year.
    Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2006
    ok here we go, glowing tubes are kinda hard to photograph
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,486
    edited June 2006
    ....
    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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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited June 2006
    Golden Tube SE-100
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2006
    Here ya go. I still don't know how to use this damn camera very well, so these aren't reeally all that good.

    They are Amperex 6DJ8 PQs in the ELP
    Telefunken 12AX7 Smoothplates and Sovtek 5881s in the Wave 20s
    Ei 12AX7 Elites as the power supply tube in the CD-S10
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2006
    cool man, keep em coming... Maurice where are ya you tube freak!!
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited June 2006
    LOL Cliff:D
    ok, here's a hot steamy pic of my amp getting freaky in the dark.
    I need to find out how to take better pics of tubes glowing. This one is too dark.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2006
    Let's keep em coming.. cool pics
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2006
    tube **** is cool.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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