# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Snareblast](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/snareblast/32/11756_2.png) [@Snareblast](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Snareblast)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/142 "2021-05-16T03:47:20Z")
I meant the amp itself šŸ˜. But Iā€™ll take the tubes into account ---
**Author:** ![Roark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/roark/32/9724_2.png) [@Roark](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Roark)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/143 "2021-05-16T03:57:16Z")
Ahh. Well that is the beauty of an OTL, flexibility with tube rolling. With a caveat, this particular tube amp is not going to be fast as say another tube topology such as SET. There may be others who have managed to transform it into something fast like a hybrid or solid state, I have not tried as it could be easier and less frustrating to go with another type fore speed. I would also suggest the headphone being used would also be a factor, for example the Verite is faster than the HD650. Granted these are on the opposite end of the spectrum, it would be the best reference range I could provide given those are the two headphones I use with this amp. Let me know if you have any other questions, or if I can clarify too. ---
**Author:** ![ktc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/ktc/32/46927_2.png) [@ktc](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ktc)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/144 "2021-05-16T16:06:58Z")
Just in case anyoneā€™s in the market for some [big rectifiers](https://www.head-fi.org/threads/dubstep-girls-massive-5ar4-5r4-5u4g-rectifier-review-comparison-rectifer-tube-rolling-thread.694525/page-132#post-16356878) or power tubes. I donā€™t know this seller and canā€™t vouch, but believe these tubes are rare so wanted to give anyone interested a heads up! ---
**Author:** ![bobmysterious](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/bobmysterious/32/25173_2.png) [@bobmysterious](https://forum.headphones.com/u/bobmysterious)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/145 "2021-05-16T16:21:13Z")
Nice selection! Too bad theyā€™re overseas, oh and expensive! ---
**Author:** ![Quantum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/quantum/32/37035_2.png) [@Quantum](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Quantum)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/146 "2021-06-13T21:53:40Z")
Found this display intended for fountain pens, so, I thought Iā€™d make non-stick labels and give them a proper place beside the amp and pads. ![9AE502E3-4AB6-4F17-B6AB-6DBD81BCA04A](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/1/c/1ce7fb5228d3d2a73716363cda9c42617396a92e.jpeg) ![image0](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/1/b/1bb033dc591aaf56c48ec11aae3021daa0e75795.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![huntca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/huntca/32/28320_2.png) [@huntca](https://forum.headphones.com/u/huntca)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/147 "2021-06-21T00:54:25Z")
A bit of afternoon glow today enjoying [ā€œFree the Mindā€ by Johann Johannsson](https://songwhip.com/johann-johannsson/free-the-mind-original-soundtrack) on the [MC 240](http://www.mcintoshcompendium.com/Compendium%20Docs/Power%20Amplifiers/PDFs/MC240LATE.pdf). Several of these tubes are original to the amp (55 years old!) and still surviving, although dimming a bit in their old age. It will be a sad day when they finally fizzle up to tube heaven. Iā€™ll have to track down some tube boxes and sell them on eBay as ā€œNOSā€ since that seems to be what other sellers are doing these days. šŸ˜† ![01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/c/e/ceeca880a20bd6f116e268800aafde3c94e5d536.jpeg) ![02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/c/6/c68eb6253c42c5b1d15f433cb9371c7d8e924473.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Earmuffs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/earmuffs/32/43974_2.png) [@Earmuffs](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Earmuffs)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/148 "2021-06-21T17:19:49Z")
That is super cool!! I have to look around for one of those. Super cool how it has multiple tiers to it too. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/149 "2021-06-21T17:42:51Z")
Amazing looking amp. Harry Bosch has one, so it must sound pretty badassā€¦ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/1/0/108c723ed7bc3a9d90951d1473727696228c68b3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tchoupitoulas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/tchoupitoulas/32/37432_2.png) [@Tchoupitoulas](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Tchoupitoulas)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/150 "2021-06-22T12:32:03Z")
Bosch does have a pretty cool setup. Iā€™m not sure how well treated his listening room is. More worrisome, though, is the lack of cables (at least in the early seasons). ---
**Author:** ![Earmuffs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/earmuffs/32/43974_2.png) [@Earmuffs](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Earmuffs)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/151 "2021-06-22T13:43:40Z")
Yeesh, If that is LA those records would probably have some serious warps from the sun. I love seeing cool hifi in tv/movies. Thereā€™s a bunch of Korean films that have killer systems in the background. Parasite and Drug King to name a few. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/152 "2021-06-22T14:17:07Z")
While we are talking cool tube amp setups on TVā€¦here is one from American Horror Story - Apocalypse. It is a Meixing Mingda mc368-b150 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/0/a/0a297dcdc16580c8cd4c0f93d78924d829f48ef9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Wes\_S](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/wes_s/32/11378_2.png) [@Wes\_S](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Wes_S)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/153 "2021-06-22T14:49:58Z")
I remember that one, and thinking how the hell are they going to power it, and whereā€™s the DAC? šŸ˜‰ I mean we are talking about the apocalypse with no electricity right? Killer season by the way, and quite possibly my favorite one. ---
**Author:** ![Earmuffs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/earmuffs/32/43974_2.png) [@Earmuffs](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Earmuffs)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/154 "2021-06-22T18:09:51Z")
Lol is it just connected to that one speaker? Hopefully there is a tweeter above that driver or itā€™s a subwoofer. ---
**Author:** ![huntca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/huntca/32/28320_2.png) [@huntca](https://forum.headphones.com/u/huntca)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/155 "2021-07-10T17:21:29Z")
Itā€™s a delightfully tubey Saturday morning with the [FORGE](https://www.headphones.com/products/forge-desktop-headphone-tube-amplifier) and [Dan Romer](https://songwhip.com/dan-romer/maniac-music-from-the-netflix-limited-series). ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/8/1/8149a3101161e8e65147836cdbc64ae9e9705227.jpeg) ![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/8/8/8846e7fdc0b2c00acc89f4b82ddbcfec957b0352.jpeg) ![3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/1/3/13f09a1705a73656b6851f232b9fd7e4cfa2506e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ckhirnigs113](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/ckhirnigs113/32/35219_2.png) [@ckhirnigs113](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ckhirnigs113)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/156 "2021-07-11T04:38:54Z")
My Quicksilver was looking handsome tonight. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/c/a/caecfe49a5ce5598b60e0b55f86ded6e7243e15d.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/9/9/9912c57577a4e55b8e1551006eb513fdce2d8ba2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![OneMic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/onemic/32/24955_2.png) [@OneMic](https://forum.headphones.com/u/OneMic)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/157 "2021-07-11T05:41:26Z")
Wow, I want a camera. My 4 year old iphone doesnā€™t quite do the trick. Anyways, Pendant. ![IMG_1619](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/0/e/0e6c11d963347f699b814f6b292359a1fc9b3a8b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lars](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Lars)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/158 "2021-07-11T22:30:31Z")
Looks just like mine! I love it, itā€™s a great little tube amp worth way more than it costs, but this week Iā€™m taking delivery of an Eddie Current Studio 8, which will be my primary headphone ampā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![rex4539](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/rex4539/32/30311_2.png) [@rex4539](https://forum.headphones.com/u/rex4539)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/159 "2021-07-26T19:57:20Z")
![IMG_7501](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/7/9/791d971f11c9b70a71ccd219f4269f874d28c53a.jpeg) ![IMG_7502](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/7/a/7a348a25deec5af6fa4cd3708f3ea1fa0d74b584.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Roikyou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Roikyou](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Roikyou)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/160 "2021-07-30T21:48:51Z")
First boutique tube. I wouldnā€™t normally pick one of these up but it was a trade. Sounds good but Iā€™m guessing it wonā€™t last as long, who knows. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/a/1/a185795a84bf35e018a228719577cb1eaa638669.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![PaisleyUnderground](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/paisleyunderground/32/15919_2.png) [@PaisleyUnderground](https://forum.headphones.com/u/PaisleyUnderground)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937/161 "2021-07-30T22:20:26Z")
What is that giant blue tube? I love it. [Previous page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937.md?page=7) [Next page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tubes-glow-and-tube-amps/7937.md?page=9)