View Full Version : Fire up the tubes for just a song or two?
clmrt
06-08-2005, 06:35 AM
I'm hunting for tube gear, probably an integrated, for my 847a's. Then it occoured to me, my listening habits include short "opportunity" sessions, where the gear is on for 5 to 20 minutes only.
Would this be an issue for tube gear?
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speakerdave
06-08-2005, 06:47 AM
Hi,
The only answer I can offer is that I do it, and I don't worry a whole lot about it.
David
(Doing it right now, in fact, before going to work: David Willcocks conducting the King's College Choir singing Palestrina's Missa Brevis)
GordonW
06-09-2005, 12:03 PM
My only problem with this, is that typical tube gear won't even get up to normal operating temperature during that short of a time period... so you won't even get all the "tube goodness" available.
In short, you'll be using the tube amp in a regime that it wasn't designed to operate in... it won't hurt the amp one bit, but it may kind of defeat the purpose of having a tube amp vis-a-vis having a solid state piece...
Regards,
Gordon.
speakerdave
06-09-2005, 08:52 PM
My only problem with this, is that typical tube gear won't even get up to normal operating temperature during that short of a time period... so you won't even get all the "tube goodness" available.
Agreed. I think this is also true with solid state amps, although perhaps to a lesser degree.
David
Wardsweb
06-09-2005, 09:31 PM
My only problem with this, is that typical tube gear won't even get up to normal operating temperature during that short of a time period... so you won't even get all the "tube goodness" available.
In short, you'll be using the tube amp in a regime that it wasn't designed to operate in... it won't hurt the amp one bit, but it may kind of defeat the purpose of having a tube amp vis-a-vis having a solid state piece...
Regards,
Gordon.
Come on, that kind of thought process would keep anyone from buying a Lamborghini or Ferrari, because why go to the corner store in a car that can turn 10K rpm and hit speeds around 200mph.
Go ahead and buy the tube amp(s). It won't hurt for the times you listen for a short period and more than make up for it when you have extended listening sessions. Hey, it's what I do. :)
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