http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Panasonic-C...QQcmdZViewItem

 

I believe Manny has been rockin that bad boy for awhile...but knowing him he's prolly put in about 3 h/u's since then.

 

Yep, not sure what he has now though.

 

Manny's still rocking the panny tube headunit. Guess it's a keeper

 

WTF?

effing HUGE text... itty bitty pics. funk dat.

 

So are you saying you're getting it? Or are you just trying to show us something that we've all seen?

 

wonder how tubes would hold up through all the rough roads these days...

 

Put it this way....EVERYTHING has changed....except the Panny

 

I would expect nothing less.

 

Meh nuttin to drool over I see it almost daily.

 

Shut it and quit rubbing it in. LOL
Damn I miss my Max, with her Dyns and Tube Drivers *sniff*

 

Do it up again !

 

I shall, once I can afford to get another maxima, and buy another pair of Dyns. And its getting harder and harder to find the Phaze Audio Tube drivers.....

 

Im drooooooling....man i want one!

 

why is this so great again?

 

Because it looks mad retro JDM yo

 

The tube pre-amp.

 

Tubes= even harmonics, Solid State= Odd harmonics. Even harmonics= a more pleasing sound to the ears.
And tubes hold up just fine to roads. When I had to get rid of my amps, the tubes were still going strong after 8.5 years.

 

Not special at all... I walk by it in the display case daily.

 

I wouldn't say not special, but def not something to drool over.

 

I guess the slobber comes from the fact that the radio was designed for the Japanese market only.

 

tubes are a thing of the past.
if they were better we'd still be using them.
not to start a tube argument but seriously...
no one wins SQ championships with them afaik...so i guess they arn't better huh?

 

The main issue with tubes is the price. But other than that, with todays processing and high quality HU's it's probably something that isn't very noticeably different to the naked ear.

 

Tubes create a certain "tint" or sound to the audio. Enthusiasts into this hobby in the 70s love em mostly because of nostalgic reasons. I can't imagine recording studios use tube anything nowadays.

Here's a company 3 blocks from where I work that specializes in tubes: http://www.conradjohnson.com/

 

Actually tubes are still widely used in both car and home/commercial, of course more popular in home/commercial.

Better and different are two different things. Solid State Vs Tube is Not a comparison. Neither will win or lose, its all in the preference of the buyers ears.

Seriously.

Actually there still are many worldwide competitors that use them and do quite good. Although last time I checked better product doesnt win either. Install,staging,imaging,etc do. You can have the 'best' (subjective of course) and not even place in an event. Install process is just as important if not more than the product itself. Again though Tubes arent 'better' or 'worse' than anything. Just simply different.

To go a step further the tubes in itself are quite pricey depending on which your using and whther its worth a dam or not. Some are very cheap, but again, not worth a dam and certainly not the effort.

 

Well said Don, I personally enjoy both equally, different beasts. However i cant afford tubes, so I stick to solid state

 

looking good

 

Man wish I could hear one. The way it looks is old school meets new school.

 

You reached you 15, happy now? Keep it up and say goodbye.

 

Could always purchase some tube amps.

 

Earl Zausmer did ok in competitions with tubes

I prefer the sound, not the price. Maybe when I really get into home audio.....