Given the ongoing debate about tube vs. solid-state amps (plus being a die-hard tube guy), I found the link below interesting. This motherboard, which uses a vacuum tube for audio, got a four-stars-out-of-five rating in the Dec. 2002 issue of PC World magazine. "And with music CDs, the tube offered a warm, full-bodied sound comparable to a good home audio setup."
I'm not connected with either Aopen or PC World; I just thought other computer-oriented musicians might find this interesting.
Lou[NE]
http://club.aopen.com.tw/activity/tube/en/default.htm
And here's a link to the PC World review
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,106388,00.asp <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Lou[NE] on 12 November 2002 at 05:34 PM.]</p></FONT>
A tube in your PC?
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