check out the new WIRED magazine...

[EFFENDI 10+ year member]

I was browsing the magazine rack today and was looking in a technology magazine called wired. To my surprise, Panasonic is developing/releasing a double DIN cd player headunit that has a built in VACUUM TUBE AMPLIFIER!!!!

Its the craziest thing I have ever seen! Check it out!

Click to read more...

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

vac tube amp?

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Only if you believe in the tube fairys

 

[EFFENDI 10+ year member]

yeah a built in vac tube amp!

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd the amazing thing about a tube amp is?????????

 

[EFFENDI 10+ year member]

Its just cool, it looks dope. Tube amps are generally less power output but they have a characteristically warmer sound. Audiophiles love tube amps for some reason. I just think its cool that they stuffed it into a double-DIN formfactor.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

although, it would probably still be a better choice to get an external tube amp (like a US Amps), it's still pretty cool...

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

That one?

- Steve

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

I love tube amps, but thats just fugly IMHO

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Its just cool, it looks dope. Tube amps are generally less power output but they have a characteristically warmer sound. Audiophiles love tube amps for some reason. I just think its cool that they stuffed it into a double-DIN formfactor.

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[packerfan 10+ year member]

That warmer sound is distortion //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wowflash.gif.89a61f4caede63a11dac36e97d61323e.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

Japan has those all over already.

 

[EFFENDI 10+ year member]

yeah thats the one SS. i think it looks cool. im not saying its anything i would ever purchase or use. you got to give it to panasonic for being the first to do that tho.

 

[Zeph 10+ year member]

that sounds cool! it looks pretty cool too!

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Not cool for how much it'll cost.

- Steve