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In Reply to: RE: Since we al are diyers.... posted by Garg0yle on August 27, 2015 at 08:50:20
My feelings on that are if it sounds good it is good. Just look at it as another facet of tube rolling. There is no way to "measure" which particular tubes sound best to you except with your ears.
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Well, say you built a new amp and put in some used tubes, how would you know for sure if you are getting the best performance possible?
Sure the mid-range might sound good with some worn tubes, but perhaps you would have much better bass with a strong tested pair?
Only one way to find out.
Granted if you are already familiar with how a certain topology should sound, then your ears might be all that is necessary.
Infamous sockpuppet
Well first off, we would have to agree on what "best performance possible"means. : )
Ultimately I think your ears have to tell when the sound is the way you want it. Whether that matches any particular set of specs or not is not what matters to me. To some folks that matters more than anything else almost. Several of us have gone round and round here on whether it needs to measured or heard. Personally I think it has to be your ears, but there are others who think otherwise. That's why Heinz makes 57 varieties I guess.
I guess if we all thought the same we would all be listening to the same amp. : )
The problem with that is, Heinz only makes one Tomato Ketchup.
If you don't test it, you might inadvertently end up with Heinz "Heinz Cream of Oyster" or "Heinz Breakfast Wheat" on your hot dog.
You might then make inaccurate conclusions about the taste of your hot dog.
I can somewhat tell when tubes need changing by ear, but only if I have been listening to the particular amp over an extended period of time.
I am not saying your wrong, but for me in my DIY adventures I try to minimize the amount of variables when evaluating new to me designs.
No sense in throwing out good hot dogs because they sound bad with mystery sauce.
It's easier to make a conclusion of the hot dog's sound by using the original Ketchup.
The original Ketchup is thoroughly tested, that is why it pretty much tastes the same since 1896.
If you are not confused by now, you are probably hungry.
Infamous sockpuppet
I think a better analogy would be whether you want ketchup or relish on your dog. Testing will only tell you if one tube is different than another, it won't tell you which one you would like to listen to. For that you need them there ears.
I don't like relish, it's too hard to clean out from my ears. (:~o)
Infamous sockpuppet
what is the sound of one hot dog clapping? : )
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