The Turkish ones from Costco

What? You know theyve invented solid state amps right? You know modern caps can last much much longer. Dude im an audiophile as much as the next guy and the 275 is an AMAZING product but by its very nature its not BIFL.

I have to agree, my best-condition towel is a Target buy

Never thought they'd make towels, thanks

Can’t help to stare at the pee pee 🫣

The problem is the "new old stock" tubes will run out eventually and you'll be buying artisan small batch tubes from a resuscitated Russian assembly line for $100s.

Have used Calvin Klein towels for years they last forever and are good, quality towels

Thats a lot of money for something that looks a lot like a microwave

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an '87 Tilapia

FWIW, my sister’s foot was run over by a Jeep Cherokee while wearing Sperry duck boots. The people at the ER were shocked when she only had bruising and swelling but no broken bones. (Not that one anticipates being run over on the daily…)

Yes, but there is the Lindy Effect, that the longer something has been running, the higher its chances of survival, which is why old companies proudly flaunt "Established YYYY".

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Damn! That is really good, when I was looking at amps I kept seeing people talk about the tubes and other components need to be replaced after 5-10 years. Wonder if the high price point helps with better quality.

Meh, generally the more expensive stuff sounds better than the mass-fi stuff Best Buy will sell you. The prices go up faster than the "benefit" because the high-end stuff doesn't have economy of scale and/or is hand built (or at least isn't being churned off a non-US/European assembly line). Whether it's worth it to you/anyone is another matter entirely, and even those deep in the hobby have a cutoff point.

Believe it or not, Target sells pretty good quality towels. I wouldn’t consider them extra fancy or high-end, but I have some that have held up suprisingly well.

I can’t speak for other tube amps, but there is no recommended service interval for these. Replace the tubes when they burn out, and repair things as they break (as with anything else). I’ve had this amp 16 years now, and I’m still running the original tubes. They’ll likely need to be replaced soon, but that’s not a bad run

I'll keep that in mind, thanks!

Haha, depends on what you collect. Mine seem to value my video game collection.

I have a set of 4 bath towels from Pottery Barn that are 20 years old and still look perfect.

Accurate transduction is vastly more challenging than accurate amplification.

My decrepit 1994 REM Monster Tour T-shirt is laughing at your teenage apparel!

Nope.

The differences between quality amplifiers is vanishingly small. And the closer to perfect they are, the more similar they sound.

Amps are one of the last places to spend your money when designing a home audio system.

In terms of sound quality importance the order is: speakers, room, source, amp, interconnects.

Well, at least that .25W sounds awesome.

This sounds like an electrocution hazard...