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| Posted: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 10:12 pm |
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scottran 3T WIS 
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I saw some were talking about their other hobbies so here is one of mine. Antique radios, mostly pre-war. They are all over the house but this is the "radio room". Sorry about the lighting, can never get good pics in there. Scott  
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 10:32 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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WOW! that is rather amazing. Cool hobby. hand6.gif
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 10:37 pm |
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scottran 3T WIS
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Thanks Skip! I enjoy fixing them up and bringing them back to life. They are also like art. Back then they made radios to be pleasing to the eye and ear. A little art deco and machine age styling. Plus, you cant beat the sound of the big speakers and tube amps. Scott
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 02:25 pm |
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James Haury 3T WIS
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Who still makes tubes,and why do tube amps sound better?I love my old Zenith clock radio but a compulsive cleaner threw it out and it rained that day.If i knew where to get tubes i might pick up an old radio.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 02:37 pm |
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Upside 3T WIS 
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Vacuum tubes are all the rage with audiophiles. My step dad is very much into that these days. He combs through ebay daily looking for them. He tells me there's a company in China (go figure) That has caught wind of the rage and is producing some tubes. I've heard his set up and it's true, they do make a differnce even to an untrained ear. very cool hobby indeed!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 02:43 pm |
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mcwright Admin 
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Tubes provide a warmer, more musical sound. On paper their harmonic distortion % is often higher than solid state amplifiers, but it more pleasing to the ears than tranistors. Transistor amps at lower price points often use class B or AB designs. These "switching" amps create an unpleasant or hard sound when pushed (driven hard) to clipping. Better transistor amplifiers with larger power supplies reduce this type of distortion. Class A transistor amps mimmick tube designs (each transistor is on all the time - no switching) but they are expensive and inefficient.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 02:51 pm |
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Pic one brightened Attachment: 2008_0218radioroom0001a.jpg (Downloaded 20 times)
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 02:52 pm |
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pic two Attachment: 2008_0218radioroom0002a.jpg (Downloaded 22 times)
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 02:52 pm |
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pic three Attachment: 2008_0218radioroom0003a.jpg (Downloaded 22 times)
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 04:56 pm |
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scottran 3T WIS
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There is a place in Arizona that sells them. Antique Electronics supply http://www.tubesandmore.com. Also I believe radio shack can also still get tubes. You have to ask them as its something they dont have on the shelf. If you can ever get to listen to and old Zenith floor model with tone controls and at least 9 tubes you will see how great they sound. The more tubes, the better they sound. Scott Last edited on Thu Feb 28th, 2008 10:06 pm by scottran |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 05:01 pm |
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scottran 3T WIS
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Thanks for brightening up those pics. None of my digital cameras ever took good pics there. My radio room is my refuge. It is so nice to turn on an old radio, sit down and fire up a cigar and just relax. Ahhhhh. Scott
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 08:00 pm |
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hucky 3T WIS 
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Wow, Scott That is cool, great hobby you got there Did you ever get into CB Radios, Ham Radios. Scanners type of hobby? I ask cause I have been wanting to get into scanners, cbs, but dont know anything about them. Huck
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