"RickH" said:


I do read the ranting letters to the editor in it though. I think any
magazine that even mentions a tube is a good thing because it will
create a demand for quality current-production tubes, as NOS wont last
forever. Stereophile just needs to dedicate at least one article a
month to the amateurs (in the classic definition), and not just
consumers in the form of all subjective reviews.


The market for tubes will shrink, and the largest chunk of them will
be sold to guitar players.

That means that only mainstream tubes like EL83, EL34, ECC83 et al
will continue to be made.

Until DSP takes it all over.........

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"Audio as a serious hobby is going down the tubes."
- Howard Ferstler, 25/4/2005