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In Reply to: Re: Unfortunately.... posted by alan m. kafton on January 19, 2007 at 19:23:25:
Well, for your info: I do design and build (from scratch) my own
vacuum tube audio gear, and have for years. In fact, I CAN/DO
hear the sonic differences between: various topologies of
amplifiers; different operating points of various tubes; output
transformer variations; often coupling capacitor variations;
very small levels of hum, noise, IMD etc; often different manufac-
turer variations of a given tube type; poorly designed power supplies;
and many other things. I have yet, however to "hear": AC line fuses;
AC line switches; line cords (on properly designed gear); "tip toes";
$1000 interconnects; and many other such objects of tweaker fascination.Nail polish on IC's??? $30 gold fuzes??? Bottom line: this is
getting really creepy guys. It's starting to feel like being
in a room of desperate crack users or something.Maybe if one lacks the knowledge to fundamentally understand
audio/electronics and has no ability to really work-on or
effectively modify their gear --then maybe one is simply left
with nail-polishing chips, buying $30 fuses, and sticking
tippy-toes on everything in site.Why don't some just accept that they are not any kind of audio/
accoustic engineers, and stop trying to use Rube Golberg methods
in vain attempts to reinvent the wheel?I'm outta here... Good luck.
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