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I assume you dont play ROCK guitar ?? tubes give feedback like no DSP or sims that I have ever tried , eventually they will get there, like I said the Kemper is $3k a tube amp is maybe $500 for a good one , you dont really need a wall of MArshalls.
Thermonic electron emission cleverly controlled and applied to amplification of an audio signal. Cutting edge in its time. Presently I'm afraid the alternatives have a number of beneficial characteristics that "outweigh" those of the nobel vacuum tube. Still, vacuum tubes and their circuits are an interesting and informative study and should not be forgotten. Start here:
This tread makes me think of Radio Shack.
They sucked to.
They sucked to.
The same thing was said about record/vinyl.. look how popular they are today.
The same thing was said about Rotary engines.
Look how popular they are today.
The same thing was said about Fascism.
Look how popular that is today.
If there's a market for it, there will be a provider of it. If there's money to be made from it, there will be a producer for it.
Large firms, cartels, businesses will stop producing any and all items that don't return the same or growing rate of profit as that commodity once did and they will ultimately invest elsewhere where profit returns are larger.
This is not to say there is no more profit to be made in the production of these items, it's just not returning the same rate of profit for the continuation to be viable for those producers.
Someone will, however find that rate of profit very favourable and pick up the batton and run with it.
So, ultimately, don't stress.
The same thing was said about Rotary engines.
Look how popular they are today.
The same thing was said about Fascism.
Look how popular that is today.
If there's a market for it, there will be a provider of it. If there's money to be made from it, there will be a producer for it.
Large firms, cartels, businesses will stop producing any and all items that don't return the same or growing rate of profit as that commodity once did and they will ultimately invest elsewhere where profit returns are larger.
This is not to say there is no more profit to be made in the production of these items, it's just not returning the same rate of profit for the continuation to be viable for those producers.
Someone will, however find that rate of profit very favourable and pick up the batton and run with it.
So, ultimately, don't stress.
Yeah, but the books they sold by Forrest M Mims were pretty good way to learn basic electronics.
Vacuum tube technology is pretty old. It is not anywhere near as complicated as modern semiconductors. Basically they are making fancy light bulbs. If there is money in it, someone will fill the void. The capital investment is tiny compared to most electronics technology. Glass, metal and vacuum. Nothing "nano".
I started a couple of companies and what was amazing was how many Asian companies were chomping at the bit to produce just about anything - and cheap. I don't see this urge changing any time soon. There is no reinventing the wheel involved.
I started a couple of companies and what was amazing was how many Asian companies were chomping at the bit to produce just about anything - and cheap. I don't see this urge changing any time soon. There is no reinventing the wheel involved.
All of those are still niche products/movements.
And currently there are no cars with Wankel engines in production.
The books I got at Radio Shack were almost life changing for me: Transistor Transistor Logic, Z-80 Microprocessor, and Audio IC Op Amp Applications. That was starting in around 1980 while I was still in high school. They were all published by Howard Sams, but also sold by Radio Shack with their own cover art. I literally read through books on digital logic and microprocessor before I had ever seen a computer. The structure of the Z80 is still my mental reference for how computers work.
Might be. They're really inefficient, really finicky to make, plagued by QC issues depending on batch, and not especially great for the environment.
Of course, the counterpoint is that there are a lot of Blues Lawyers out there with hungry Two Rock amps who'll be willing to throw down stupid amounts of money so that they can molest Sunshine of Your Love at the local Saturday afternoon jam, so who knows?
Of course, the counterpoint is that there are a lot of Blues Lawyers out there with hungry Two Rock amps who'll be willing to throw down stupid amounts of money so that they can molest Sunshine of Your Love at the local Saturday afternoon jam, so who knows?
The video has a point. It's not that there won't always be a market for tube amps, it's whether that market will be so small that companies will stop producing new tube amps and consumers won't have a say in the matter.
Take for example the manual transmission. There is certainly still a market for manual transmission cars. I myself have three cars and a motorcycle that are all manual. But every year it seems there are less cars that still have a manual option.
Like manual transmissions, tubes are a niche market, and if solid state and modeling technology keeps getting better, and the younger generation become less interested in tube technology (as the video suggested), and if supply chain issues continue, surely the companies will start investing more and more into their non-tube models.
Take for example the manual transmission. There is certainly still a market for manual transmission cars. I myself have three cars and a motorcycle that are all manual. But every year it seems there are less cars that still have a manual option.
Like manual transmissions, tubes are a niche market, and if solid state and modeling technology keeps getting better, and the younger generation become less interested in tube technology (as the video suggested), and if supply chain issues continue, surely the companies will start investing more and more into their non-tube models.
Now, that's my kind of answer !!! "Mulder, they've been here for a long time..."
Now, if I only had a drawer full of tubes, I'd be a rich man.
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You don’t?Now, that's my kind of answer !!! "Mulder, they've been here for a long time..."
Now, if I only had a drawer full of tubes, I'd be a rich man.
They make a nice flower arrangement with an array of the old-fashioned large germanium transistors as architectural elements.
Monique is a 21st century version of a handmade tube bass pre. I’m happy to live in this time right now where it is a better version of what I liked from ‘50s/‘60s tube amps.
My engineer friends say that it is easier to use sims to play guitar through an AC 30 rather than take the time to close and distant mic real Vox amps. Easier and cheaper and time saving for recording sessions. When it comes to the experience of playing the real thing gives tactile experience. They choose the real thing. The sim is close enough for most people for many situations.
There’s a reason we like home cooking. (unless your folks weren’t good cooks)
Besides who believes these are the last tubes?
My engineer friends say that it is easier to use sims to play guitar through an AC 30 rather than take the time to close and distant mic real Vox amps. Easier and cheaper and time saving for recording sessions. When it comes to the experience of playing the real thing gives tactile experience. They choose the real thing. The sim is close enough for most people for many situations.
There’s a reason we like home cooking.
(unless your folks weren’t good cooks) Besides who believes these are the last tubes?
You'll have to pry my Tubes from my cold dead hands.
