Tube questions

I've had a Cayin A50T amp for over 3 years, with on and off periods of listening (I travel a lot for work), and am curious about a few things:

1. Do tubes degrade over time, or simply fail at some point? Essentially, how do I know when to replace them? What are typical intervals for changing tubes? I cannot tell if the quality has degraded a bit, or if I have become accustomed to the sound. I do bias them.

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Measurements

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Measurements

Does spending more money on audio equipment get you better sound? Some audiophiles assume that anything that costs more <I>must</I> be better&#151;and that if it's relatively inexpensive, then it can't be any good. Others hold the opposite view: expensive components can't possibly be worth their prices, and those who manufacture them&#151;and audio journalists who report on them&#151;must be charlatans.

Focal-JMlab
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Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Does spending more money on audio equipment get you better sound? Some audiophiles assume that anything that costs more <I>must</I> be better&#151;and that if it's relatively inexpensive, then it can't be any good. Others hold the opposite view: expensive components can't possibly be worth their prices, and those who manufacture them&#151;and audio journalists who report on them&#151;must be charlatans.

Focal-JMlab
US distributor: Audio Plus Services
156 Lawrence Paquette Industrial Drive
Champlain, NY 12919
(800) 663-9352
www.audioplusservices.com

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Specifications

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Specifications

Does spending more money on audio equipment get you better sound? Some audiophiles assume that anything that costs more <I>must</I> be better&#151;and that if it's relatively inexpensive, then it can't be any good. Others hold the opposite view: expensive components can't possibly be worth their prices, and those who manufacture them&#151;and audio journalists who report on them&#151;must be charlatans.

Focal-JMlab
US distributor: Audio Plus Services
156 Lawrence Paquette Industrial Drive
Champlain, NY 12919
(800) 663-9352
www.audioplusservices.com

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Page 3

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Page 3

Does spending more money on audio equipment get you better sound? Some audiophiles assume that anything that costs more <I>must</I> be better&#151;and that if it's relatively inexpensive, then it can't be any good. Others hold the opposite view: expensive components can't possibly be worth their prices, and those who manufacture them&#151;and audio journalists who report on them&#151;must be charlatans.

Focal-JMlab
US distributor: Audio Plus Services
156 Lawrence Paquette Industrial Drive
Champlain, NY 12919
(800) 663-9352
www.audioplusservices.com

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Page 2

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker Page 2

Does spending more money on audio equipment get you better sound? Some audiophiles assume that anything that costs more <I>must</I> be better&#151;and that if it's relatively inexpensive, then it can't be any good. Others hold the opposite view: expensive components can't possibly be worth their prices, and those who manufacture them&#151;and audio journalists who report on them&#151;must be charlatans.

Focal-JMlab
US distributor: Audio Plus Services
156 Lawrence Paquette Industrial Drive
Champlain, NY 12919
(800) 663-9352
www.audioplusservices.com

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker

Focal Chorus 826W 30th Anniversary Edition loudspeaker

Does spending more money on audio equipment get you better sound? Some audiophiles assume that anything that costs more must be better—and that if it's relatively inexpensive, then it can't be any good. Others hold the opposite view: expensive components can't possibly be worth their prices, and those who manufacture them—and audio journalists who report on them—must be charlatans.

Jan Vigne banned

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We have banned Jan Vigne from the forum.

I have tried, John Atkinson has tried, Ariel Bitran has tried, and members of the forum have tried to assist Jan Vigne in becoming a valuable, productive, sociable member of our community, but Jan simply could not function within the group.

Jan's contributions turned regularly to hostility. Jan's contributions worked to derail threads so that his behavior and personality became the focus of discussion. And, ultimately, we felt Jan's behavior dissuaded others from participating and prevented new members from joining.

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