Care and Feeding of Vacuum Tubes (Valves)

I have lived through the valve era, then transistors and finally integrated circuit amplifiers. Setting fidelity on one side for a moment. I have theory. I am of the opinion that medium by which the sound is conveyed sometimes adds to the performance. ? In the 1950's and 60's I would listen in the UK to Radio Luxembourg and?AFN broadcasting from Europe. They were the only pop stations available in England?well into the 1960's The medium wave distortion would change the audio in all kind of interesting ways. Many's the time I would rush down to the local record shop to buy the latest hit disc (7/6d in those days) Only to find it did not sound the same on my three valve record player. ? The mechanical recordings?up to?1920's and the early electronic systems in the 1930's add a dimension that is just not ?there with a modern band playing the same notes on period instruments. ? So the recording and playback system is an invisible performer that may well add something. ? R ________________________________ From: ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Sent: Thursday, 14 March 2013, 15:31 Subject: Re: Care and Feeding of Vacuum Tubes (Valves) On 3/13/2013 10:41 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote: Tubes are cheap ... Big Iron* will get you in the end. Try here, since the US has got out the quality sound. http://vinylsavor.blogspot.ca/ Ben. * Same could be said for computers. PS. Now is good time to find Vintage speakers in the old attics or basements.