Vaccum Tube State of the Art Conference.....

[Bernd]

.....(VSAC) 2008.

For the tube fans amongst us. I always got time for that sort of lunacy.

http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatur...0082/vsac.html

[Feanor]

.....(VSAC) 2008.

For the tube fans amongst us. I always got time for that sort of lunacy.

http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatur...0082/vsac.html

... on first perusal is the preponderance of plumb, grey-haired or bald, middle-aged men. Guess I'd get along fine there.

[audio amateur]

I'd have to say I noticed the same thing

[bobsticks]

Yeah, not a target-rich environment...unless them asian gents brought their daughters.

...bet it sounds heavenly though.

[RGA]

I almost went to this - it's too bad because I wanted to listen to the Audio Note kits together. Though a lot of people liked their rooms quite a bit. Oh well next time.

Here are two other reports
http://www.theanalogdept.com/vsac08.htm

This one is 6 moons but a different writer and different equipment heard http://sixmoons.com/industryfeatures...0083/vsac.html

[bobsticks]

The "Experince Music System is clealy for bachelors and the disenfranchised, WAF Rating -12

[Gab]

i wonder how it sounds, - as for tubes nothing very impressive in that audio fest
Good idea to put the midrange closer to hears, but very looking bad in positionning, they look too high

[O'Shag]

Hiya lads
Just got a rare 4-channel Messenger tube preamp with a tube power supply that looks like it has 300b tubes as well as other types - I have to check. Would like to get into 300b SET amps but they are just not powerful enough to drive The Maidstone (91db - 4ohm). The horns above probably sound great - but Bobsticks is right about them being impractical for most of us mere mortals.

[basite]

Hiya lads
Just got a rare 4-channel Messenger tube preamp with a tube power supply that looks like it has 300b tubes as well as other types - I have to check. Would like to get into 300b SET amps but they are just not powerful enough to drive The Maidstone (91db - 4ohm). The horns above probably sound great - but Bobsticks is right about them being impractical for most of us mere mortals.

you could try a secondary system too, something with higher sensitivity speakers...

giving up the maidstones would be like, stupid. But limiting your audio experience because of the speakers is too, so a possible solution could be a good secondary system...

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[JohnMichael]

[QUOTE=bobsticks]The "Experince Music System is clealy for bachelors and the disenfranchised, WAF Rating -12




Unless they are bachelors with a flair for interior decorating.

[Ajani]

Unless they are bachelors with a flair for interior decorating.

lol... even when I was single, nothing that fugly would ever be in my living room... Seriously, how would I ever be able to bring a date home with that monstrosity in my place???

[O'Shag]

lol... even when I was single, nothing that fugly would ever be in my living room... Seriously, how would I ever be able to bring a date home with that monstrosity in my place???

good point .... interesting with the velour seat cushions.