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Re:Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Mara... by throwaway81523 on Thursday May 08, 2025 @05:00AM (#43924401)
Thorens 166 turntable, Fischer tube amp from a flea market, and homemade speakers. I left that stuff in storage many years ago and have no idea where it is now. Come to think of it, that had a boot delay too (waiting for the tubes to warm up) but it never really bothered me.
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Re:Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Mara... by i_am_proteus on Thursday May 08, 2025 @05:38AM (#43924588)
If you aren't running direct-heated triodes, leave the heaters on and switch off the B+ :)
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Re:Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Mara... by ghaff on Thursday May 08, 2025 @08:33AM (#43925503)
You have to believe that the market for even mid-range audio/home theater gear is rapidly shrinking. I had my house cleared out because of a kitchen fire/smoke mitigation and I'm not sure--even assuming everything is declared OK--how much effort I'm going to put into hooking everything backup as I really didn't use it a lot. (Have a new TV/soundbar/subwoofer in another room.)
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