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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Between us and audiophools valves will be about for some time, they've done 100 years so far. Valves have already been culled - we've already got a limited choice compared to 50 years agog, survival of the fittest.
Perhaps solid state valves will be the technology to give thermionic valves the push. I'd love some solid state KT88s that sound like a fresh set or GECs and last forever. I'd pay a lot for them too.
Anybody remember Blackburn Techtubes from a couple of years ago?
There was that company that made Smooth Tubes too - Carlton or Camel. They put a little light in them to make us guitarists all warm and fuzzy inside.
So no...perhaps valves will continue to be made, but they'll be out of the price range of most guitarists before too long. When a set of valves costs as much as your amp, it's time to start thinking about alternatives
In a blind test in a shop, I couldn't tell which was valve, the black star id or the series 1.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The key word in your first paragraph is 'seem'. You might be right, but I don't see why I should accept it without any evidence. It's a bit vague. Which valves? Which manufacturers? Are they all better made? Why? What's changed? They're all just better? Hmm...
Conversely, where's the data showing that modern valves aren't, on the whole, reliable? My own experience contradicts this.
I don't have a large enough sample size of NOS to judge, and as I said, I don't get a significant problem with new valve failures anyway, so to me it's a non-problem.
I agree about rectifiers though, which is why I prefer not to use them in my own amps.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein