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Re: Interest?
« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2009, 12:25:02 am »
Quote from: Timber_MG on February 04, 2009, 08:22:37 am
Maybe it is because there is so little smoke in these tubes that people are wary of their function...after all all electronics run on smoke :D

A friend of mine who recently started an interest in electronics, has come to a profound conclusion:

All electronic components have a lot of smoke stored up inside. When they get too hot, the smoke comes out .....
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Re: Interest?
« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2009, 07:00:57 am »
Quote from: Hein on February 05, 2009, 02:59:03 pm
Solid-state is FLAT and SMALL (sounding) - Why, other than for difficult driver loads, would ANYONE (especially if you've heard valves) want solid-state amplification?

Generalising a bit aren't you Hein ;)
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Re: Interest?
« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2009, 07:49:00 am »
Quote from: alphabet on February 06, 2009, 07:00:57 am
Generalising a bit aren't you Hein ;)

...Just trying to get a response... ;) And encourage a bit of enthusiasm for that "even-order harmonic exacerbation" that make toobs SO... "Musical"?

Ja, I've heard some K@K valve components too...
But hey, you can't "roll" solid-state... well, not without SERIOUS effort... ;D


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Re: Interest?
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2009, 07:50:31 am »
Quote from: Hein on February 06, 2009, 07:49:00 am
But hey, you can't "roll" solid-state... well, not without SERIOUS effort... ;D

But you can roll vitamin green ;D

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Re: Interest?
« Reply #19 on: February 06, 2009, 12:12:51 pm »
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And a....... Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin

... lot of other stuff, that's right.... ;D

man abe, you sound more and more like my girlfriend... ;)

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Re: Interest?
« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2009, 12:14:21 pm »
Quote from: Blues on February 06, 2009, 12:12:51 pm
man abe, you sound more and more like my girlfriend... ;)

We are both Virgo's after all ;D

However I was more refering to the "non-valve" pre-amp ;)
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Re: Interest?
« Reply #21 on: February 06, 2009, 01:35:36 pm »
Quote from: alphabet on February 06, 2009, 07:50:31 am

But you can roll vitamin green ;D



ROTFLMAO

...Ja Abe... Add THAT to the experience and...

...Who the hell cares?....  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Interest?
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2009, 01:58:42 pm »
Quote from: Hein on February 06, 2009, 01:35:36 pm
ROTFLMAO

...Ja Abe... Add THAT to the experience and...

...Who the hell cares?....  ;D ;D ;D

Everything will be glowing man :D
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Re: Interest?
« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2009, 07:10:09 am »
Quote from: alphabet on February 06, 2009, 12:14:21 pm
We are both Virgo's after all ;D

However I was more refering to the "non-valve" pre-amp ;)

I was well aware of that. ;)

as for the nuforce p8, that just goes to show that the technology is not really important to me, but the sound. I heard it in my system, it sounded convincing, and that's it. now I'll tinker a bit with the tube pre-amp, just to see how much I can get out of it.
but that the p8 sounds better is imo not proof of better technology , it is just better designed. they're also not in the same price league, with the decware (kit) going for $ 299.- and the p8 listed for k 18 rand.
that all said, I'm really enjoying the p8 in my system. 
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Re: Interest?
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2009, 08:53:02 am »
Quote from: gbyleveldt on February 04, 2009, 07:21:26 pm
Ja, like those with a single Quad amp that serves no real purpose ;D


'Tis is so true... <sniff>....

Where's that mate of yers who has t'other one? My Quad is feeling lonely. I think it's against the law to only have one Quad, gotta have two!


If I don't get a mate for it soon, I am going to start building me new solid state amplifier - I've got all the parts now.


So there!


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