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From: alex@umbc3.umbc.edu (Alex S. Crain)
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Subject: Submission for rec.audio.high-end
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Date: 28 Dec 90 14:26:10 GMT
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	(Did I submit this right?)

In article <8547@uwm.edu> chu@ims.alaska.edu (Chirk Chu) writes:

>Transistors are more reliable. Do not get tube amps unless one is willing
>to give plenty of TLC to your amps. Tubes also need replacement every
>1-3 years and they are not cheap.

	I guess, but David Berning says that I only need to replace the
tubes in my EA2100 every *7* years, so it must be possible to get more
life out of them.

	My question is, how will I know when its time? Will the tubes
suddenly turn green and explode? (Indeed, will it be very obvious or
only gradually more irritationg)

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