Vinyls vs 1's and 0's

Post #62,625 by tuberculosis 11/13/02 6:13:17 AM 8/21/07 6:08:38 AM Reply	Vinyls vs 1's and 0's "the sound of 'music' on the better --> best vinyls is indeed deemed more Lifelike than the digitized permutations" I have a lovely A-B comparison on hand. I have a 1945 Wurlitzer 1015 Jukebox that plays 10" 78 rpm singles. Rhino records (god bless them) has released a number of boxed sets of these goodies specifically for the juke collector - complete with printed title strips. I also have a nice pair of Mackie 824 near field reference monitors - absolutely flat in response these babies are what the pros listen to when mixing your high end content - one of the true gold standards in the audio world (yes different pros favor different models - but these are right up there). I have several soul classics on both CD and 78 including "This Magic Moment" by the Drifters and several Aretha hits. The Wurly with its single 15" speaker and lovely array of 6L6's sounds better by far. Ditto for all guitar amps I've used. My Mesa Boogie is the finest amplifier I've ever used. I love tubes. I am out of the country for the duration of the Bush administration. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when democracy returns. Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:38 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #62,643 by SpiceWare 11/13/02 10:28:01 AM Reply	Have you seen the Tubes Rock! T? [link\|http://www.geekculture.com/geekculturestore/webstore/tubesrock.html\|or button or cap]? Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #62,658 by Steve Lowe 11/13/02 11:44:22 AM Reply	toobs Ditto for all guitar amps I've used. My Mesa Boogie is the finest amplifier I've ever used Totally. Solid State amps cannot even come close to matching the presence, tone, and soul of a good tube amp. Even with today's amp/cab modeling technology. I've got an old Peavey Deuce with a plethora of 6L6s..enough to make your ears bleed..and a Fender Blues Jr. with 12AX7 pre, and EL-34 power sections. However, I use a Behringer V-amp2 for practice and when playing at my Church. 120watts at glass-shattering decibels doesn't go over in church very well hehehe. And Spicyguy: got the shirt :) ----- Steve
Post #75,985 by jb4 1/21/03 5:29:31 PM 1/21/03 5:32:41 PM Reply	Beg to differ Toobs are (prolly) real sweet for the various textures of guitars. They really can move from the sweet warble of a Gibson ES being squeezed by the likes of B.B., up to the overdriven wail of a Strat in full heat. But for the Bass, tubes just don't make it! Sorry, but the best bass amp yet to be made is the Acoustic 360 (and its later, bigger brother, the 370).. That sucker could coax funk, warmth, slap pop or just plain good ol' Grand Funk growl from a Fender Jazz to a gibson EB to a Rick 4002, long before many of those sounds required active electronics to fully realize. All solid state, all the time! (And it almost met my ultimate requirement for a bass amp: Turn it on, crank it up, stand it front of it, hit the open 'E' string, and have it knock my feet out from underneath me!) I've cooked several dozen (prolly up to a hundred) 6L6GCs and 12AX7s (and 12AY7s) in Fender tube amps for decades. Thank Ghod for Radio Shack's "Lifetime" tube series (now, alas, discontinued). For bass, I personally don't want to hear any discussion about tubes, overdriven front-ends, or the like...you 6-stringers can run that forum to yer heart's content. Just gimme 4, fat strings, 37" of neck, and 250W of solid-state juice driving a 2-way...then get out my way! [Edit: Fixed numerous requisite typos....] jb4 "They lead. They don't manage. The carrot always wins over the stick. Ask your horse. You can lead your horse to water, but you can't manage him to drink." Richard Kerr, United Technologies Corporation, 1990 Edited by jb4 Jan. 21, 2003, 05:32:41 PM EST Expand All History

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