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Old 03-13-2013, 07:31 AM   #11251 (permalink)
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What's a tube amp?
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Old 03-13-2013, 07:36 AM   #11252 (permalink)
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What's a tube amp?
judging by the name etc I am hoping this is a troll comment lol, If not do a little google digging. Tube Amplifiers, radios etc were the staple and is what most gear prior to the 1960s used to reproduce music. Currently a lot of people enjoy custom built, or rebuilt vintage tube amps and stereo set ups for High end, HiFi audio applications. They are also extremely popular to this day as Heads and Amps for guitarists and musicians. Right now I am working on a hand built and wired Mono tube amp to use with my turntable for low level listening, the Amp in question however is a Admiral AM tube amplifier out of a large console stereo I m in the process of restoring however it has shorted out to the metal chassis resulting in me getting shocked at almost every step of test and diagnostics even with bringing it up on the Variac
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Old 03-13-2013, 08:07 AM   #11253 (permalink)
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What's a tube amp?
Valve amplifier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think the tubes act kind of like fuses, but amplifying sound output instead of electrical output.
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Old 03-13-2013, 08:09 AM   #11254 (permalink)
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Depends on the tube actually. Some amplifiy the sound signal, some clean it up, rectifier tubes help convert the 120vac over to dc, some stabalise the power signal, some the source.... lots and lots of different tubes for different purposes
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Old 03-13-2013, 08:58 AM   #11255 (permalink)
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Its an amp shaped like a tube.
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Old 03-13-2013, 09:36 AM   #11256 (permalink)
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I've come to music standstill.

I have no computer, no Internet, no stereo and very little money to dispense for CDs. Not sure what I can do at this point to find another alternative. If anyone can give some advice it would be appreciated.

It doesn't seem like I can really contribute to this forum from now on so I'll probably take a break. Perhaps browse here and there.
Maybe you can take up an instrument? It's probably not what you're looking for, but playing an instrument can keep you entertained for hours and can give you the music that you've been missing.
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Old 03-13-2013, 09:37 AM   #11257 (permalink)
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It's an amp used by London's subway cars.
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Old 03-13-2013, 10:01 AM   #11258 (permalink)
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Yeah, as opposed to figuratively. I could have said the water was frozen, meaning it was just really, really cold. But it was a solid block of ice, so literally, yeah.
Well then you'd say the water was freezing. If you say frozen, then it's assumed that you mean that the water has turned to ice.

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Go to a library and borrow CD's or use their computers/internet?
Indeed. That's how I stay in the music. Luckily my library has a three hour limit. Not that great, but still, far better than an hour.
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Old 03-13-2013, 12:06 PM   #11259 (permalink)
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You can only borrow things for 3 hours?
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Old 03-13-2013, 12:12 PM   #11260 (permalink)
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What's a tube amp?

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