Quote Originally Posted by hifitommy View Post
"Tubes do diminish over time so does vinyl - both are overstated."

LPs-grossly overstated to say the least. kept properly clean and brushed just prior to play, vinyl wear is undetectable for a very long period.

tubes-again, grossly overstated. properly engineered tubed equipment maintains pristine sound for a very long period and when they begin to fail, the tubes can be changed. when transistors go bad, you MUST take them to a service tech (unless you have acquired those skills).

the balance of 1776's post shows much inattention to facts and very little experience. i know of nobody using 1.5 oz of tracking force.
Perhaps he meant grams?

I have 40 year old LPs and 50 year old tubes that are working just fine, (though I'm not using either at the moment).