It really is. I’ve been (re-?)learning how to do repairs on them lately, and it’s wild poking around in a running amp and seeing some of the voltage potentials in there, but then you get to the heater filaments and it’s only like 6.3 volts. But if you have less than that (really more like 5.0-5.5 volts before it’s noticeable), your warm-up doesn’t work and the electrons don’t jump and your tubes are just paperweights.
At the risk of being attacked by the anti car mob I also like that ticking noise cars make when warming up in frosty weather or cooling down when turned off.
I don’t know what it is about warm up and cool down cycles but they give little pleasant moments of peace in most things.
The warming up time for tube amps is also charming
It really is. I’ve been (re-?)learning how to do repairs on them lately, and it’s wild poking around in a running amp and seeing some of the voltage potentials in there, but then you get to the heater filaments and it’s only like 6.3 volts. But if you have less than that (really more like 5.0-5.5 volts before it’s noticeable), your warm-up doesn’t work and the electrons don’t jump and your tubes are just paperweights.
At the risk of being attacked by the anti car mob I also like that ticking noise cars make when warming up in frosty weather or cooling down when turned off.
I don’t know what it is about warm up and cool down cycles but they give little pleasant moments of peace in most things.