On 18/03/2015 11:26 PM, Phil Allison wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:


** Valves are made to plug into sockets for a reason ...


**On a related matter:


** I bet it is not.


I used to love speaking to customers who were
considering purchasing Brand X valve amp. When prompted, they claimed
that it came with a very generous (1, 2, 3) year warranty. "How long was
the warranty on the valves." I would ask. "Oh, 90 days." Was the usual
reply. "How much to replace all those KT88s?" "Dunno, maybe a couple of
grand."


** As if they would all fail at once after only 90 days.

**Unlikely, but big power valves rarely last 5 years in many big power
amps. Those same amplifiers are often supplied with a '5 year warranty'.
Since the valves are not covered, that makes the warranty virtually
worthless. It is a con-job. As are most valve amps.


Massive straw man fallacy.

The only kind of logic TW ever uses.

Still hate the Sony CDP101 - Trev ?

**The CDP101 was a pretty decent player back in 1983. Later models are
significantly better, sound-wise. See if you can locate a Marantz CD80
(ca. 1990) and have a good listen. Easily outperforms your CDP101
(sonically). In fact, the CD80 will easily outperform almost ANY player
at any price.


Course you do.



Imagine trying to sell a solid state amp, but only providing a 90 day
warranty on the transistors...


** Another idiotic straw man fallacy.

**Why? Valves are the active devices in a valve amp. Transistors are the
active devices in a solid state amp. Why should valves be excluded from
the warranty on a product? THAT is the real con. Valve amp buyers have
been sucking up the lies for years.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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