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more about #vacuumtubes more comments → Mr.Gawn: Every time i see Brando.. i think "ITS GOT ELECTROLYTES!!!" (Brawndo) more » andyo: It's not a vaccuum tube, it just looks like one. The light is a LED. Tube lights aren't blue anyway. more » snoop_dizzle: I just use spidf optical out on my MBP. Though I have had a problem outputting audio at all at 96000.0 HZ on my receiver. Even though in the past I wa... more » pampkenpai: so why does it have to be so obstructive and bulky? more » Kaiser-Machead: Those were the days. The days when a TV was a huge plastic wood-grained box with a tiny skyline of vacuum tubes sending that picture show through the ... more » GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday: In Watchmen, they had Nixie Tubes in the countdown mechanism for the IFG, and they were so beautiful. more » d_r_e: As far as tubes go, I like JJ's a lot more. I do love EH's pedals tho, I own quite a few. more » ThisCharmingMan: That Holy Grail pedal is PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT. Not a big fan of the muffs...the english muff'n is alright though. more » badhatharry: You guys should see if you can get a tour of the Moog factory. more » polishedturd: "Sure there isn't a whole lot of mainstream demand for vacuum tubes these days, what with those fancy solid state electronics everybody's been talking... more » ɟɹnsǝɥʇɥdɹnɯ: There is indeed no comparison between solid-state guitar amps and effects vs. the tube-driven variety. Indeed, some amazing advancements have been ma... more » Kaiser-Machead: Makers of Fine Big Muffs Hooo-buddy. more » Torley: Tourettes Guy would've loved this if he weren't dead. :( more » Curves: The perfect gift for the OCD victim who also has Tourettes. more » GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday: I always wondered if someone had the job of inspecting all the packages of magnetic letters/toy letters that ship out of a factory in boxes with clear... more » -
#vacuumtubes
Glowing Vacuum Tube Is Actually a USB Sound Card
From the vaults of Brando comes this retro glowing vacuum tube that's actually a little USB sound card. More » -
#retromodo
How Vaccuum Tubes Are Made and Used, Explained in 1942
Just imagine, if everything that used transistors today was actually powered by beautiful vacuum tubes of old. Control yourselves, steampunkers, this 1942 RCA doc "Electrons on Parade" may blow your vintage thought fuses. More » -
#video
Inside Electro-Harmonix, Makers of Fine Big Muffs, Vacuum Tubes and More
Our buddy Joel from BBG took a field trip to Electro-Harmonix's main lab and test facilities, where they design their legendary music effects pedals and maintain the world's largest vacuum tube business. More » -
#clocks
Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine Tells Time With Intermittent Swear Words
Truly the masochist's dream clock, the Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine gives you the time and then lays down a litany of cuss words and other fine four-letter fare from the English language.
