doctor_big wrote: > I simply like the tube sound. > > Ok, so there's a metric shit-ton of high tech, better-than-you-can-hear > stuff in an avr, and a tube amp is point-to-point soldered garbage. > > In 10 years the tube amp will be worth close to its original value, > while the avr will be worth pennies on the dollar. >
I sense a big confusion about the purpose of having an audio system. Some appear to judge the value of an audio system as a pure financial play. For them sound quality need not mean anything at all, it seems. Others judge the value of an audio system based on its ability to provide enjoyment while it supports the big show, which is the sound of music and dialog. > > Isn't that what we were talking about? > Sorry that you apparently can't enjoy audio gear simply because it sounds good. If the resale value of my AVR dropped to zero right after I bought it, I wouldn't have cared because it still worked perfectly for at least two years after than, providing me with the listening pleasure that I expected. Furthermore, you seem to have declined to respond to the obvious flaws in your financial analysis. Everybody knows that in the short haul it is fairly easy to collect data that proves just about anything. You obviously cherry-picked your time period to obfuscate the fact that over the long haul, your advice is disastrous on many grounds including the ones already pointed out by several. Beyond the folly indicated by the real financial numbers, you seem to have overlooked the fact that an AVR contains 7 independent 100 wpc power amps with excellent performance and a long service life while the Dyna 70 was actually a 25 wpc 2-channel amp shortly after you first turned it on, and required new tubes every year or two if you listened to it routinely. Isn't total cost of ownership (TCO) part of a good financial analysis? For real fun, try hooking a Dyna 70 to a modern BD player. No common connectors, won't work, won't even try! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103980 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
