If they have their place they are NOT obsolete. Why don't you go tell a big biker on a Harley next time you see him that his bike is 'obsolete'.Tubes have there place in audio just as harley davidson's have there place in motorcycles, obsolete as either are.
Who isn't....You're an audio snob //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
Boo... My Uncle owns a Harley Dealership and sells a ton of them for them being junk. And my 883 Sportster (100th year edition) seems to keep going up in value... How strange.... $7174.78 investment....V-Rods are quite high tech..... even though HDs **** teh ballz.
NO that's ok... I don't want to fight.... But yea... Tubes are for those old men who drive cattys and have nothign better to do with their lives....This is a thread about t00bs *******. Not HDs..... I'll start an "HDs ****" thread if you want. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif
They are obsolete. Transistors do the exact same thing better in every way, minus the subjective factors. Its got nothing to do with their popularity.If they have their place they are NOT obsolete. Why don't you go tell a big biker on a Harley next time you see him that his bike is 'obsolete'.
Tell that to any RF engineer and see what he says //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gifTransistors do the exact same thing better in every way, minus the subjective factors.
Do I need to start deleting your posts?T00b jerks never have valid points of view //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
Using old shit has its appeals, its true for everything. If obsolete means something is no longer in use, than the word really holds no meaning. Tubes are technologically inferior, assigning comforting adjectives to their sound doesnt change that fact.Tell that to any RF engineer and see what he says //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
But even for audio, is something "better" just because it measures cleaner and doesn't take up as much space?
Since the invention of the steam engine, sailboats are pretty much useless commercially, but can you say a speedboat is always better than a sloop? Well, it depends on what you're using it for. Horses were pretty much put out of business by the internal combustion engine, yet there's no shortage of people that still ride them for pleasure. Digital audio has been around for 20+ years, but why is it that LP's are gaining in sales over the past few years?
My point is...be careful about obsolete technologies //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Don't get so objective that it makes you blind to anyone's else's viewpoints, some of which may be valid.