Tubes Asylum

Questions about tubes and gear that glows. FAQ

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

Thanks all- some comments...

Posted by tunenut on September 29, 2020 at 15:52:32:
yes I kind of thought the power system might have gone haywire. It's convenient not to worry about sending a loud pulse through your amp, but it's more complex than a simple switch.

I couldn't and can't figure out how multiple lights could go on through what is supposed to be a switch. But while I understand mechanical switches, I don't really know about electronic switches. I wonder if something else got blown out by a power surge? I guess the only way to find out will be to get it looked at.

So for airtime: This was the biggest splurge of my audio life. It was among the top tier of preamps at the time, and I have continued to love it, even as, disconcertingly enough, every new audio research preamp is reviewed as a big step up, and it is now antiquated according to reviewers. Still, if I get it working, it's fine enough for me. And yes, I know expensive preamps eventually need expensive repairs...it's part of the deal...sadly there is never a good time for an expensive repair, but it's all part of life. We'll see what happens.