robertbartsch
03-26-2009, 02:15 PM
I have seen many pictures of systems here and else where with amps that are displayed on the floor - out front and center - apparently as iconic show pieces.
These are usually older small powered tube amps, I beleive. Most are displayed nude - without covers and their large electronic components such as massive transformers, large caps and such are exposed for all to see.
Anyway, I was wondering why this is apparently now a trend and how all this got started. I used to own some tube equipment in the olden days and I remember how much heat they generated. Is this frontal display of nudity an attempt to dissapate heat?
Personally, I don't have anything against this trend but I am just trying to learn more.
These are usually older small powered tube amps, I beleive. Most are displayed nude - without covers and their large electronic components such as massive transformers, large caps and such are exposed for all to see.
Anyway, I was wondering why this is apparently now a trend and how all this got started. I used to own some tube equipment in the olden days and I remember how much heat they generated. Is this frontal display of nudity an attempt to dissapate heat?
Personally, I don't have anything against this trend but I am just trying to learn more.