Saponetto
Senior Member
Fine approach. 
It's not my thesis that the 2nd and 3rd order harmonics are audible - but rather that the power they consume by the amp affects all other frequencies across the spectrum - and this is what gives the tubes their tubbie-ness. Just a thought.....If it were harmonics that would be reaching audible levels
Of course not. This is Monti Czardas being euphonic. He's *really* good at it.Before you say, "but your test was not blind," I will remind you that neither are all the remarks about the sound being euphonic!![]()
It's not my thesis that the 2nd and 3rd order harmonics are audible - but rather that the power they consume by the amp affects all other frequencies across the spectrum - and this is what gives the tubes their tubbie-ness. Just a thought.....
I just got one on a similar deal. It looks nice, and its pretty versatile with dual line inputs and a gain switch (although the differences in gain are pretty small). Does not sound bad to me, and as Amir said, they did the faux tube glow pretty well.Just got one at dirt cheap <50$.
Yeh,,,, nah, that's kinda turn me off quite a bit tbhthey did the faux tube glow pretty well.
Are all new GE 5725 tubes fake now? I find no discussion of the topic on the interwebs. They are certainly very common and cheap for a tube that hasn't been made in many decades. I think the story is that they are old new stock from defense department stockpiles. It is hard to believe they would have set aside all that many and I am sure that featuring US made tubes increases sales.