Tom Walker wrote in a message to Wayne Chirnside:

 TW> And Vacuum Tube amplifiers and preamps are still avaialble for 
 TW> Audio Purists.

While I don't put myself in such a category (hearing is damaged),  I *do*
like the sound of the old tube radios that I've worked on.  They seem to
have lost the knack for making those somewhere along the way...

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