Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 3 of 4 1 2 3 4
Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119751 12/10/05 04:28 AM
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 562
oz350z Offline OP
aficionado
OP Offline
aficionado
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 562
Bruce
Thanks for the links. I have some reading to do. As for myself, I think I better steer clear of the kits.
oz


"Life is what happens while your busy making other plans" John Lennon
Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119752 12/10/05 04:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833
W
Wid Offline
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
W
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833



Rick


"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud

Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119753 12/10/05 05:18 AM
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 562
oz350z Offline OP
aficionado
OP Offline
aficionado
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 562
Rick
Do you have a link? I can't make out the name. It looks a little like the Antique Sound Lad. Is that right?
oz


"Life is what happens while your busy making other plans" John Lennon
Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119754 12/10/05 05:31 AM
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833
W
Wid Offline
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
W
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833
Upscale Audio Those are the ProLogue Two Integrated Amplifiers.


Rick


"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud

Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119755 12/10/05 05:36 AM
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,463
Likes: 1
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,463
Likes: 1
Never mind. Wid beat me to it.

Last edited by St_PatGuy; 12/10/05 05:37 AM.

***********
"Nothin' up my sleeve. . ." --Bullwinkle J. Moose
Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119756 12/10/05 05:38 AM
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833
W
Wid Offline
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
W
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833

Sean got the prize


Rick


"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud

Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119757 12/10/05 05:43 AM
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,463
Likes: 1
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,463
Likes: 1
You know, I live about 15 minutes away from Upscale Audio, but have never been in there. Go fig.


***********
"Nothin' up my sleeve. . ." --Bullwinkle J. Moose
Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119758 12/10/05 02:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,034
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,034
Ah yes; tubes.

The final iteration of my dining room system will be tubes
with M3s.

I'd like to go with a kit, but with my aging eyes, I'd be
afraid of soldering my nose into the circuitry.

Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119759 12/10/05 03:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,034
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,034
Ah yes; Tubes.

What "else" makes tubes fun.

Sound...the amp sometimes buzzes....fun.

Often a low hum is heard thru the speakers,...comes with the
territory....fun; sounds like tubes in operation.

Smell; on a good day you can almost whiff the ozone. Lots
of other, heat induced, aromas as well.

Touch the chassis,...carefull...feel the buzz?

What a beautiful glow those exposed tubes make in a darkened
listening room.

Take a look under the chassis, those are real point to point
wires. No austere impersonal circuit boards there.

You can warm your hands(as well as your soul)from the heat
of those filaments.

Involvement; have to keep them well balanced. Fun to be a
friend to our eguipment.

Tubes just sound different; not the most accurate, but fun.



Re: Am I becoming a bottle head?
#119760 12/10/05 04:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 164
veteran
Offline
veteran
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 164
When I purchased a new cartridge for my turntable, we used a Prima Luna tube amp to check the alignment. Though I couldn't discern any audible difference, it is worth the extra money just based on it's looks alone. Beautiful piece of equipment.

Page 3 of 4 1 2 3 4

Moderated by  alan, Amie, Andrew, axiomadmin, Brent, Debbie, Ian, Jc 

Link Copied to Clipboard

Need Help Graphic

Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics24,940
Posts442,457
Members15,616
Most Online2,082
Jan 22nd, 2020
Top Posters
Ken.C 18,044
pmbuko 16,441
SirQuack 13,840
CV 12,077
MarkSJohnson 11,458
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 386 guests, and 4 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newsletter Signup
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4