# Tubes, glow and tube amps **URL:** \ **Category:** Gear Pics\ **Created:** [August 15, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937 "2020-08-15T21:05:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![ProfFalkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/proffalkin/32/1399_2.png) [@ProfFalkin](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ProfFalkin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/182 "2021-09-25T21:30:17Z")
That looks close to one of my favorite colors, British racing green. Good stuff ---
**Author:** ![galapac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/galapac/32/19790_2.png) [@galapac](https://forum.headphones.com/u/galapac)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/183 "2021-09-25T22:44:48Z")
I broke out my Franken tubes for the season: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/4/0/407390ffb1d309d6430416feec6bf24ccb5efdda.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dncnexus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/dncnexus/32/14934_2.png) [@dncnexus](https://forum.headphones.com/u/dncnexus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/184 "2021-09-26T02:38:08Z")
I have tubes in the DAC too but these are prettier to look at ![ttoobz](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/3/0/30d3f325fde94c204a58bae99763338222afbeb6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![generic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/generic/32/61169_2.png) [@generic](https://forum.headphones.com/u/generic)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/185 "2021-09-26T08:12:11Z")
Adding to the above: Bottlehead Crack in near total darkness. More glow. ![BHC Glow in the Dark](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/e/7/e723432d70894cd457c3193ad2ea9385ce8e58e4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BroccoLee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/broccolee/32/34003_2.png) [@BroccoLee](https://forum.headphones.com/u/BroccoLee)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/186 "2021-09-29T08:34:06Z")
Wife: we need to buy a heater Me: we already have heaters at home Heaters at home: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/6/d/6d9e16357ba7dbfce4bc18f155177049aaf01746.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/b/d/bda2c37aa0c642c1dff3a164a31b8fca92eec455.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![andris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/andris/32/41391_2.png) [@andris](https://forum.headphones.com/u/andris)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/187 "2021-09-30T02:31:00Z")
> [@BroccoLee](#): > > Me: we already have heaters at home Dude - I actually sometimes avoid turning on my tube amp, which is right next to my desk, in the summer. It legit gets toasty! Also, that Cayin might be the one of the prettiest amps I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Roikyou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Roikyou](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Roikyou)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/188 "2021-09-30T13:30:42Z")
Big tubes, a lot of power, it’s a campfire while you listen to music. I think there are some (tube amps) out there that will compromise between heat, power, efficiency but still sounding really good. I’ve head to have a tube amp last a year in my inventory (or any piece of gear), so we’ll see… ---
**Author:** ![BroccoLee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/broccolee/32/34003_2.png) [@BroccoLee](https://forum.headphones.com/u/BroccoLee)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/189 "2021-09-30T13:50:55Z")
> [@andris](#): > > Also, that Cayin might be the one of the prettiest amps I’ve ever seen. In term of styling, it looks like 70s/80s product 😆. It sounds pretty decent too with good detail. But, the hum at high impedance setting and being microphonic is really annoying ---
**Author:** ![Roikyou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Roikyou](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Roikyou)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/190 "2021-09-30T23:04:47Z")
Current tube glow ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/5/e/5edd3d8ec9249a50bdcec013cdf503d3d2d9b64d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BoardmanGetsPaid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/boardmangetspaid/32/11769_2.png) [@BoardmanGetsPaid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/BoardmanGetsPaid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/191 "2021-10-01T04:11:57Z")
Is that a 445? Would love to hear your thoughts on how it differ from your stellaris and studio b! ---
**Author:** ![raindownthunda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/raindownthunda/32/20082_2.png) [@raindownthunda](https://forum.headphones.com/u/raindownthunda)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/192 "2021-10-05T20:55:41Z")
Experimenting with lighting to capture the inner glow of the Western Electric 421a ![2021-10-04 22.46.46](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/4/5/4502bf82a326c03429728ac9b673a20680b916da.jpeg) ![2021-10-04 22.50.34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/4/3/43e638c53aeccf93a7d95836b1e66a31a67c80bd.jpeg) ![2021-10-04 22.55.03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/7/c/7c6937426a3fb7ed361e3c39dbd22223b7c0caa2.jpeg) ![2021-10-04 17.41.25](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/9/3/93d55e03251e97a12cfadb99976d1d62c827542f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Den-Fi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/den-fi/32/32927_2.png) [@Den-Fi](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Den-Fi)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/193 "2021-10-07T20:34:40Z")
![20211006-2L1A0830-Edit](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/1/9/1944f1f53054669cf6ca2c7c4d0d4929afa358d8.jpeg) Shiny new Sophia 274B ---
**Author:** ![thesoundapprentice](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/thesoundapprentice/32/33929_2.png) [@thesoundapprentice](https://forum.headphones.com/u/thesoundapprentice)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/194 "2021-10-15T03:24:52Z")
I miss my EC amps. Had the Super 7 and Balancing Act at different times and thoroughly enjoyed both. ---
**Author:** ![thesoundapprentice](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/thesoundapprentice/32/33929_2.png) [@thesoundapprentice](https://forum.headphones.com/u/thesoundapprentice)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/195 "2021-10-15T03:26:27Z")
I have a preamp and amp by Dennis Had. I’ve been curious about trying the IHA-1. ---
**Author:** ![thesoundapprentice](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/thesoundapprentice/32/33929_2.png) [@thesoundapprentice](https://forum.headphones.com/u/thesoundapprentice)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/196 "2021-10-15T03:40:10Z")
> [@gugges](#): > > what is the safest way to clean the pins of a tube? Electrical contact cleaner, quick drying formula if you’re impatient like me. ---
**Author:** ![generic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/generic/32/61169_2.png) [@generic](https://forum.headphones.com/u/generic)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/197 "2021-10-23T22:02:48Z")
In on a technicality, here’s my Nixie tube clock. ![Nixie Clock Glow](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/d/8/d89844d16f43daf1aca5f5ce86d592c533bfd2d5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jthvac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/jthvac/32/56107_2.png) [@jthvac](https://forum.headphones.com/u/jthvac)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/198 "2021-10-24T00:09:21Z")
Looks like a divergence meter from Steins;Gate ---
**Author:** ![generic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/generic/32/61169_2.png) [@generic](https://forum.headphones.com/u/generic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/199 "2021-10-24T11:27:34Z")
I had to look up Steins;Gate, but yes it’s exactly the same thing. Nixie tubes were a 1930s offshoot of vacuum tube technology and obsolete in the West by the 1970s. They were replaced by LED and later LCD displays ([Source 1](https://spectrum.ieee.org/nixie-tube), [Source 2](http://www.decodesystems.com/nixie-history.html)). I believe that Nixie technology [lived on](https://gra-afch.com/how-it-works/how-to-choose-the-right-nixie-tube/) in the USSR and Communist countries until the 1990s. They came back as clocks with a retro-futuristic or Steampunk look, and for simply showing visible technology. There are multiple display elements stacked in each tube, and they are often inferior to LEDs in actual use. But they are eye-catching and fun in the way of LP records. Most products today use surplus old stock or salvaged tubes, but at least one company has [restarted production](https://www.daliborfarny.com/). They come in [several types,](https://www.tindie.com/products/Radiotec/in-16-new-nixie-tube-rare-ussr-display/) with classic tube cylinder shape (mine above), circles, and squircles. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/6/9/6921a0ae82627f78fbb42d43851cc5282cbc81ee.jpeg) [Circular](https://www.etsy.com/listing/955975418/nixie-tube-in-4-dekatron-og-4-office): ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/2/0/20dddf3c26ffbde54fdc2fc5135b88a52d3aebe0.jpeg) [Squircle](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1066224818/handmade-retro-in-12-nixie-tube-clock-in) with backlighting: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/7/a/7a4e77cca656c2944a7887cfcf4df4cf12122635.jpeg) There are also very new LED Nixie simulators that use side lighting rather than tubes. These are often much cheaper for the same number of digits, and also result in a [different look](https://www.etsy.com/listing/986880930/diy-rgb-led-nixie-tube-clock-best-home). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/2/8/28a3ec922c06d6d412f141fe1609b92542d10bd8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![anon36506748](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon36506748](https://forum.headphones.com/u/anon36506748)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/200 "2021-10-24T18:33:22Z")
From my AAS Agartha ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/3/6/36d4e982221e5cf5bed8b89ba5fa8b1b0afdb14f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/e/4/e425899ad1728b38e0a9e450b86327ecffd90b13.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/6/9/69d0594b6aa8c6fa1e258d6cfe1956e035057ccb.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/1/9/19a8b07cd7d7294d7cb6dcd7185c18347937bab6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Deepy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/deepy/32/14398_2.png) [@Deepy](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Deepy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/201 "2021-10-24T19:01:58Z")
Looks magical. Mesmerizing. [Previous page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937.md?page=9) [Next page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937.md?page=11)