My buddy had what was described by Atma-Sphere as a "catastrophic, cascading output tube failure" with his OTL mono bloc. All eight output tubes spontaneously combusted before he had a chance to shut off the amp. He was told this NEVER happens, although they had a term to describe the failure already!! I'm sure there was a diaper change needed after that experience.
The Scariest Story Ever Told?
What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you while listening to your high end audio system? Your story can involve anything, from buying an outrageously expensive component that sounded terrible when you turned on your system or a mishap that cost you lots of money to repair or buying tubes only to discover that the boxes were empty.
Last night, while I was talking to a good friend of mine over the telephone, I heard a loud "pop" through my left speaker and soon thereafter, some static. I immediately inspected my amplifier only to discover that one of my left channel output "vacuum tubes" was on fire (internal flame within the tube, believe it or not!) Now, that blew my mind! Fortunately, it only turned out to be a tube going bad and my amplifier did not short-out. Thank God!
I must admit that I nearly had a heart attack and felt lost without my trustworthy and extremely loved Berning amplifier.
Last night, while I was talking to a good friend of mine over the telephone, I heard a loud "pop" through my left speaker and soon thereafter, some static. I immediately inspected my amplifier only to discover that one of my left channel output "vacuum tubes" was on fire (internal flame within the tube, believe it or not!) Now, that blew my mind! Fortunately, it only turned out to be a tube going bad and my amplifier did not short-out. Thank God!
I must admit that I nearly had a heart attack and felt lost without my trustworthy and extremely loved Berning amplifier.