Ohmigod! I've become infected with the tube virus. - CometCKO - Tubes Asylum

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Ohmigod! I've become infected with the tube virus.

I think it's been creeping up on me, but suddenly I just realized that I've been overtaken by tube mania.
Symptoms,
* scrounging for old tubes, stopping at flea markets, checking ebay listings
* lusting after crappy old amplifiers built 50 years ago using obsolete equipment
* An accumulation of spare tubes that far exceeds the capacity of all tube sockets in my collection of amps, preamps, tuners, etc. this last is a big clue to the sickness, at last count I have up to 20-30 spare tubes of different type per active tube socket
* Perfectly nice tube gear accumulating around the house without being used in a system. More than I can use, but an inability to let any of it go (sick! sick! sick!). I'm not a collector, just a music lover. How cum I've got all this STUFF?
* Running power supply simulations and revising the tube-rectified power supply in the same amp for the FOURTH time.
This madness must stop! What should I do?

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Topic - Ohmigod! I've become infected with the tube virus. - CometCKO 12:19:43 04/19/07 (13)

Thank you for sharing... - sherod 17:20:09 04/21/07 (0)

Re: Ohmigod! I've become infected with the tube virus. - Lowrider 00:36:07 04/20/07 (1)

Grasshopper - CometCKO 22:02:04 04/20/07 (0)

You described me exactly!! - nightdoggy 17:48:39 04/19/07 (5)

Re: The first step is to admit it! - benie 01:57:30 04/20/07 (4)

Absolutely! - nightdoggy 05:27:31 04/20/07 (3)

Re: Never thought of that! - benie 13:47:52 04/20/07 (2)

I caused a lot of damage when - nightdoggy 17:15:21 04/20/07 (1)

Re: LOL! Been there, don't want to go back! (nt) - benie 01:19:01 04/21/07 (0)

Re: Ohmigod! I've become infected with the tube virus. - Catch22 13:14:12 04/19/07 (0)

The solution is simple...send your stuff to me and go cold turkey. I'll be supportive, I promise. (nt) - LowRedMoon 13:03:38 04/19/07 (0)

The third point, the .... - PureAudio 12:44:29 04/19/07 (1)

Rationale: insidious, but true - CometCKO 13:46:51 04/19/07 (0)

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