Does this mean Class D amps are in fact digital ?

[agedhorse]

we live in a disposable society these days. Not just electronics washing machines kitchens bathrooms as well etc. society has a thirst for ever increasing GDP which requires this.
It’s something we may have to re think at some point for the sake of the environment.

Some of us thought this through many years ago.

 

[Drredplate]

My wife and I are currently reviewing our options for a new washer and dryer. Currently leaning towards an imported brand that's expensive (between 50% and 100% more than a competing product we could buy at a big box store) but has an expected minimum use life of at least 20 years and a well-stocked repair network. The standard warranty for laundry appliances from this company is 5 years, which itself is longer than the useful life of most popular brands of washers and dryers these days.

Repairability is an option for many items, but you have to have the means to afford the initial high cost of the equipment that can save you money later. We're not looking forward to this big expense but we are looking forward to not having to buy a new washer and dryer more or less every time there's a national election.

Faced the same issue a month ago but had to go with what I could afford at the time.
My first washing machine lasted over 15 years. It was a basic hoover model. You could buy spares easily from a local shop. I fitted new carbon brushes and motor bearings. The same shop also sold Mullard valves all served by a man in a brown coat.
My complaint is many items are designed to fail after a certain time. So the manufacturer can sell you a new one.
Modern washing machines don’t make my clothes any cleaner

 

[vvvmmm]

I raised two kids and did all of our laundry for 21 years with a Kenmore set; I've had belts replaced and once the dryer's starter switch. They are still going strong - I just emptied a load of clean towels from the dryer.*

I drive a 2002 Buick which replaced a '96 Ram a cuppla years ago.

I often play through a 1958 or '60 Rickenbacker M8E (did a cap job and input tranny), and I have a few tube amps from the 70's and 80's (Musicman, Boogie, Ampeg, Marshall).

I even mix and monitor thru a 1976 Technics receiver (through '88 Tannoys and older Auratones).

And my lawn, my lawn is still green.


*Of course in that time I've had 7 or 8 TV's, 3 or 4 microwaves and 3 or 4 dishwashers, 4 or 5 other second cars for the kids ... Not gonna get into, eh, the exes.

 

[MarshallAC50Stack]

My dad had a TV store back in the day, including doing repairs. Lots of equipment for that. Used to change out tubes, etc., oscilloscopes were in use. They also used to do house calls to change out tubes, but sometimes had to haul the set in for more in-depth repair.

Later, the repair department became less and less important.

The old TVs were more expensive but less reliable I expect, so more worthwhile to repair. Definitely we are in an age of disposable electronics, kind of too bad.

Once a year when "the Wizard of Oz" or a "Christmas Carol" was showing on the majors, a tube would go out and the repair guy would come out with his metal box full of tubes and plumber butt and get the TV going again. I have to say that in every way new TVs are better. I resent the lack of "dumb" TVs though.

I love tube amplifiers at home. My heart is with the old times.

 

[MarshallAC50Stack]

Some of us thought this through many years ago.

I'm glad that we have the ability to recycle so much, but that capability needs to be greatly expanded. So much responsibility is left to the "end consumer," plastics produced, mostly for packaging, that aren't even necessary. Individually shrink wrapped potatoes? C'mon, these things grow in dirt!

 

[Geri O]

Anybody remember how this thread started out?….

 

[ardgedee]

Anybody remember how this thread started out?….

Yup. Question asked and answered, so it's time for old folks to moan about the kids these days.

 

[agedhorse]

I'm glad that we have the ability to recycle so much, but that capability needs to be greatly expanded. So much responsibility is left to the "end consumer," plastics produced, mostly for packaging, that aren't even necessary. Individually shrink wrapped potatoes? C'mon, these things grow in dirt!

No argument from me.

 

[pfschim]

Yup. Question asked and answered, so it's time for old folks to moan about the kids these days.

you kids get offa mah lawn

 

[MarshallAC50Stack]

Yup. Question asked and answered, so it's time for old folks to moan about the kids these days.

No moaning from me!

 

[fdeck]

I'm glad that we have the ability to recycle so much, but that capability needs to be greatly expanded. So much responsibility is left to the "end consumer," plastics produced, mostly for packaging, that aren't even necessary. Individually shrink wrapped potatoes? C'mon, these things grow in dirt!

The subtle reason is that the shrink wrapped potatoes cost more, and they don't want you checking them out for the cheaper bulk price. This is why there seems to be more packaging associated with "organic" selections too.

 

[MarshallAC50Stack]

"Yup. Question asked and answered, so it's time for old folks to moan about the kids these days."

Or, it's peops trying to help each other through the challenges of rapidly changing technology. I'm lucky 'cause I don't understand squat about technology, new or old. I do accept the changes because things are better than ever for us bass players.
In 1972 my foresighted drummer friend said as we were hauling my Vox Westminster out of his van, "Someday you'll be able to carry your amp in the palm of your hand." I'm not sure that he knew that the cab would be in the other hand weighing in at 23 lbs.

 

[chadds]

Class D alerts you that of all the 7 notes and microtones “D” will be most clearly represented. The rest can be heard with reduced levels of clarity.

Note to self: This “made from shrooms” coffee has some interesting side effects.

 

[Geri O]

Yup. Question asked and answered, so it's time for old folks to moan about the kids these days.

Hey, I resemble that remark!....

 

[vvvmmm]

Class D alerts you that of all the 7 notes and microtones “D” will be most clearly represented. The rest can be heard with reduced levels of clarity.

Note to self: This “made from shrooms” coffee has some interesting side effects.

Mycology is fun.

I recently learned that the Paul Stamets character on Star Trek Discovery is apparently named after a real mycologist.

 

[Isaac_James]

Mycology is fun.

I recently learned that the Paul Stamets character on Star Trek Discovery is apparently named after a real mycologist.

My dad's a (now retired) forest biologist and his friend is an (also now retired) mycologist. He's a real fun guy.

 

[5StringBlues]