View Single Post
  #13 (permalink)  
Old June 4th 04, 09:41 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Fleetie
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 449
Default Anyone Got a Cheap Valve Power Amp or Integrated Amp For Sale?

"Nick Gorham" wrote
tony sayer wrote:
which leads you
to directly heated triodes, then you have to consider the fillament
supply, DC hums less, but AC sounds better.



Do they still make directly heated valves and surely AC would hum like
no ones bizz, or was this some wind up?....


What I don't understand was someone's earlier assertion
(I paraphrase): "DC heaters hum less but AC sound better."

HUH?! Why would an AC heater supply make the amp sound better
than a DC?


Martin - easily confused sometimes
--
M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967 110890
Manchester, U.K. http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk