Cover of February's Stereophile says...

Ericus Rex · « **on:** 15 Jan 2014, 01:48 am »

..."Tubes Still Rule"

'nuff said

doorman · « **Reply #1 on:** 15 Jan 2014, 02:52 am »

I guess they still have a following---

Diamond Dog · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 Jan 2014, 03:11 am »

Tubes or Stereophile?

D.D.

dB Cooper · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 Jan 2014, 05:06 am »

They wouldn't say it in Stereophile if it wasn't true…

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 Jan 2014, 08:03 am »

Famous tubes as 300B, EL34 etc already exist in the 1930s years and will continuos forever as they had a classic sound.
Just in case the average mag reader dint get it yet, tubes are for music, transistors are for TV and electronics in general.

joeling39 · « **Reply #5 on:** 29 Jan 2014, 02:58 am »

Quote from: FULLRANGEMAN on 15 Jan 2014, 08:03 am

Famous tubes as 300B, EL34 etc already exist in the 1930s years and will continuos forever as they had a classic sound.
Just in case the average mag reader dint get it yet, tubes are for music, transistors are for TV and electronics in general.

Well said !

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #6 on:** 29 Jan 2014, 07:27 am »

Quote from: FULLRANGEMAN on 15 Jan 2014, 08:03 am

Famous tubes as 300B, EL34 etc already exist in the 1930s years and will continuos forever as they had a classic sound.
Just in case the average mag reader dint get it yet, tubes are for music, transistors are for TV and electronics in general.

Strange that you never see tubes used in record mastering rooms....

Tubes are undeniably fun and musical and certainly are the amplification device of choice for guitar and bass heads, where their musical distortions are just what is wanted. Like analog tape, they tend to flatter.

Roger A. Modjeski · « **Reply #7 on:** 1 Feb 2014, 02:24 am »

Quote from: Russell Dawkins on 29 Jan 2014, 07:27 am

Strange that you never see tubes used in record mastering rooms....

Tubes are undeniably fun and musical and certainly are the amplification device of choice for guitar and bass heads, where their musical distortions are just what is wanted. Like analog tape, they tend to flatter.

I wouldn't say never. There is great interest in the high power tube cutter amps, tape repro (playback) amplifiers and other parts of the studio chain. I am currently designing a tube repro amp to replace the transistor amp in the Studer A-80 studio deck. It is pretty well known and I agree from working on them that the Studer and Revox electronics were not the best. They used very basic circuits which pale in comparison to the excellent design of their transports. The "Tape Project" and renewed interest in vintage pre-recorded tapes and sub masters has even stimulated Bottlehead to make a tube playback amp to go right to the tape head. Of course guitar players like tube distortion because transistor distortion is just horrible. However the projects mentioned above are not about distortion or flattering. Properly designed tube equipment can be quite accurate, have wide dynamic range and low noise.