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In the Thread: Get, or made up a tube tester, it’s necessary
Post Subject: Like he'd just give away knowledge...Posted by Paul S on: 1/12/2007
I have spoken at length with Modjeski on a couple of occasions. He is very bright, indeed, and very well educated (MS in audio/elec. eng.), and he is determined to be well-compensated for his efforts. He tried once to make the "best" amp he could, the original RM-9. It was a great (PP) amp, but of course the general public didn't "get" it, and Modjeski wound up down-spec-ing it and upping the price some, and then the puiblic "got" it. Sound familiar? I gathered he was a little bitter about this, but he is a sharp cookie, and he has ralleyed and made a nice niche for himself. Of course he will not just tell you how the Ram Factor works! He sells that proprietary information; marks up the cheap tubes he's screened a la' RAM, and he sells the hell out of them.
BTW and FWIW, of the RAM tubes I've bought, ~25% were bad...
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