| Popular myths about tube amps [message #99166] |
Sun, 11 January 2026 03:03 |
Kurt
Messages: 2
Registered: December 2025
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I am someone who's invested a lot in keeping tube amps alive and it saddens me when I see some myths about thermionic emission around some communities.
Which ones have you seen recently?
Personally, I have one that I've seen and I would like to clear the air about them.
I've seen this myth that tube amps are inferior to solid-state. I believe this is absolute nonsense. I mean we've got recent tubes from brands such as Tung-Sol performing absolutely better than vintage Nos, for example. I've got the boutique 50W head doing well since 2019 when I got it. I've only done some routine bias checks and occasional tube replacement. I believe that reliability comes from great power supply design and not basically from pushing tubes beyond specs.
Which other ones do you have in mind that you think are wrong?
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