Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:56:15 +0000
Reply-To: mark seifert <ubervanagon1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: mark seifert <ubervanagon1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: tube amp in a vanagon
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It is kind of crazy the way this guy has the thing mounted. You ever been
close to a tube amp when its on? Those things get hot! And he's got it
mounted just a few inches from his head. They can also electrocute you if
you touch them the wrong way. I think if I was going to put a tube amp in my
van, I would pick a better spot for it, and provide a nice fan to keep it
cool. Tubes do provide superior sound quality, and if you like music there's
no better way to listen to it. I have a 1974 Sunn Model T tube head that I
use as my guitar amp. Its in the shop right now. For the meantime I'm
borrowing my friend's solid state Marshall amp. It's just not the same.
Nothing compares.
Mark Seifert
Sacramento, CA
82 Vanagon Diesel
>From: JD Foster <jidd@JIDDWARE.COM>
>Reply-To: JD Foster <jidd@JIDDWARE.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: tube amp in a vanagon
>Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:22:55 -0700
>
>Bah! Just pay more attention to speaker efficiency.
>
>Vince S wrote:
>
>>That is crazy! Folks without generator need not apply. I wouldn't use a
>>tube amp even at home this day and age given the price of energy.
>>
>>- Vince
>>
>>http://gipsyflies.home.comcast.net
>>1989 Vanagon GL Camper
>>1996 Land Rover Discovery
>>2005 Mini Cooper S
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>Of Jonathan Farrugia
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:08 PM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: tube amp in a vanagon
>>
>>
>>having just gotten my fisher tube amp back from the shop i went looking
>>to see if anyone had tube amps for cars. this is one of the sites i
>>came up with. it might be interesting to some.
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1965/caramp.html
>>
>>does anyone have a tube amp in their vanagon? i was thinking aircooled
>>vanagon drivers could use it for a bit of extra heat :).
>>
>>jonathan
>>
>>
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