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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
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Subject: Re: Tubes or Transistors: The Matching Game
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Date: 26 Dec 90 13:54:47 GMT
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In article <8488@uwm.edu> bill@vrdxhq.verdix.com (William Spencer) writes:
-All things equal though, you might prefer transistors to tubes due to 
-reliabilty and maintainance. The lifetime of tubes is good, however.

I'd rather say, the lifetime of *some* tubes if good.  I still remember
the short lifetime of EL34 tubes in a Heathkit 55 watt amplifier.  I
cheated by backing off on the idling current.  That saved money for LPs.

Come to think of it, those tube amps had some pretty spectacular
failure modes.  I have never seen a solid state audio amp put on
a light show to match that.