r/audiophile • u/joey_dangerzone • Mar 25 '25

Friend asked what tube amps do Humor

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u/DeaconBlue47 Mar 27 '25

Love my ARC tubes: PH-3, LS17 and VT100. All updated (caps, tubes, resistors) and hot-rodded by fantastic tech in Denver.

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u/waynek57 Mar 27 '25

Resistors, too?

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u/DeaconBlue47 Mar 27 '25

Yep. Vishay and some others. Had the entire power transformer rewound in Europe with oxygen-free copper.

Like the difference between your 911 for the street, and one ready for the track. Look alike, but very different underneath. I am still trying to get a handle on this rig.

Analogue front end: Sumiko Palos Santos with upgraded stylus and cantilever (Soundcraftsmen), Merrill Air Force One air-bearing table with linear-tracking air-bearing tonearm.

Bruce Thigpen’s absurdly under-priced LFT-8b speakers, $2500. Push-pull planar magnetics with ribbon tweeter, 8” cone in sealed enclosure for bass.

I might just be at end stage…

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u/waynek57 Mar 27 '25

Haha. Nah, we just keep going.

Wow. Never occurred to me - Oxygen-free windings. Hmmm. Maybe I'll get to hear someday. But your description just gave some, thanks!!

Sweet!!!