Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:30 pm by treitz3
OK, I thought I'd let this thread take its own course and apparently, it did. It pretty much stopped on the tracks.
Here's my thoughts on this. It's a good idea and then again, it's a bad idea. Hear me out.
Good idea -
Folks get to tube roll without spending more than the cost of postage to mail relatively light items.
Folks get a chance to hear something other than what they currently have.
Folks may hear something that they never thought possible out of their system before.
I may have an idea(s) for getting some tubes to roll on the cheap.
Bad idea -
Tubes generally do not like movement and we all know how the shipping companies handle "fragile" equipment.
A tube that tests good prior to shipping may be delivered with a short that blows a piece of gear up as soon as it is turned on.
Not many forum members have a tube tester to check for this prior to install.
Many tubes that are sought after or you would want to install in your rig are expensive.
The generic or non-sought after tubes may not yield the desired positive end result.
Who is going to pay for a tube that is damaged either by a user, gear or the shipping company?
What happens when a roadshow tube blows up somebody's baby?
I don't mind setting one up but there has to be more than two or three folks interested. There also has to be a crystal clear rule that whatever tubes go into the roadshow are basically not going to be returned. Another thing that needs to be crystal clear is that the user of said tubes will NOT be reimbursed for any gear damaged by said tubes. I don't care if the unit costs 50 bucks or 5K.
OK, I have said my peace. I'm in if we can get it rolling but before we start anything like this, we need to talk about the different scenarios that may play out and plan for them ahead of time. Not when it's too late.
In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence.
