tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post4189182605731707441..comments2024-03-28T22:25:40.052-07:00Comments on A corner of France: Old, NewMark In Mayennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-25933128690931013882009-09-20T10:33:14.599-07:002009-09-20T10:33:14.599-07:00Interesting photo...way over my head...but I liked...Interesting photo...way over my head...but I liked looking at all the old tubes.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-54586795948500641262009-09-20T09:21:30.565-07:002009-09-20T09:21:30.565-07:00Much better than the dreaded MP3, although the des...Much better than the dreaded MP3, although the design (not this model) was marketed originally, I think, as an add-on amp for MP3 players.<br /><br />And yes, the gentle glow of valves does have its charm, and it's all the light you need at 2AM to listen to favourite nightime sounds.Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-19816395418692361222009-09-20T00:36:29.220-07:002009-09-20T00:36:29.220-07:00Hopefully not the same league as the mp3! It'...Hopefully not the same league as the mp3! It's all in the DA converters of course. One thing's for certain though. At 2am you won't be temtped to drop the needle onto an LP by the dim light of your Class D alone.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412300721454784537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-71495217363604078442009-09-19T23:35:51.527-07:002009-09-19T23:35:51.527-07:00Not sure about going against the grain; there'...Not sure about going against the grain; there's nothing dogmatic in my general preference for the sound of valves over transistors. Class D is a new technique involving digitising the signal, quite different from traditional transistor designs. Tha sound it produces seems to in a different league. They're cheap too. Great, I say!Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-23390723969805751392009-09-19T14:46:45.776-07:002009-09-19T14:46:45.776-07:00I seem to remember that you were (oce?) an amp and...I seem to remember that you were (oce?) an amp and speakers guru. Does this go against the grain rather?Tim Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698536468287397610noreply@blogger.com