The practice of swapping out different brands of a particular type (say, KT88 or EL34, to name two common types) of tubes in an audio amplifier.
Being the component in an amplifier that actually amplifies the signal, the tube chosen can have quite an effect on the sound. Because of different quality control and manufacturing techniques from one company to another, simply swapping out the tubes in your amplifier can change the sound.
Naturally, all of this is very subjective to the tastes of the particular listener, but objectively some tubes are more linear than others and so should provide more accurate sound reproduction.
Tube rolling, then, can be thought of as auditioning different tubes, much the way you audition different amps or speakers themselves in a store before buying them.
Being the component in an amplifier that actually amplifies the signal, the tube chosen can have quite an effect on the sound. Because of different quality control and manufacturing techniques from one company to another, simply swapping out the tubes in your amplifier can change the sound.
Naturally, all of this is very subjective to the tastes of the particular listener, but objectively some tubes are more linear than others and so should provide more accurate sound reproduction.
Tube rolling, then, can be thought of as auditioning different tubes, much the way you audition different amps or speakers themselves in a store before buying them.
The tubes that came with my stereo sounded really flat, it's time to do some tube rolling to see if I can get a good set in there.
by Erik the Seventh March 20, 2012
Get the Tube rollingmug. by LuberTuber September 7, 2005
Get the Douche Tubemug. My friend Julian has a chapstick tube in his pants.
The only thing he can pleasure is a canary because he's got a chapstick tube.
The only thing he can pleasure is a canary because he's got a chapstick tube.
by Freddy Delahue October 10, 2005
Get the Chapstick Tubemug. by finder_error September 17, 2002
Get the pull tubesmug. by frydaddy34 February 26, 2010
Get the Tube buddymug. The state of having effectively spent enough time on the popular site, YouTube, in order to learn or acquire an idea of how to attempt some sort of skill.
1)The skill may have not been "learned," but the person may still feel that they can do it.
2)The skill may have actually been
mastered due to hours and hours of practicing and YouTubing
1)The skill may have not been "learned," but the person may still feel that they can do it.
2)The skill may have actually been
mastered due to hours and hours of practicing and YouTubing
Friend: DUDE WE GOTTA GO FREE RUNNING! NOW!
Me: No, seriously? You don't know how.
Friend: MAN come one! I saw it on youtube, duh. It's SO easy.
Me: You're Tube-Trained eh? Ready to jump off that building right over there?
Friend: HELL YEAH. Then we can breakdance.
Me: No, seriously? You don't know how.
Friend: MAN come one! I saw it on youtube, duh. It's SO easy.
Me: You're Tube-Trained eh? Ready to jump off that building right over there?
Friend: HELL YEAH. Then we can breakdance.
by zoowee January 19, 2009
Get the Tube-Trainedmug. When a man cums inside of a woman's vagina and keeps having sex with her after.
Other forms
Example 1 - "Juicy Tubing" as in "You are juicy tubing me!"
Example 2 - "Juicy Tubed" as in "I totally juicy tubed that girl!
Example 3 - "Juicy Tubes" as in "I gave her some juicy tubes."
Other forms
Example 1 - "Juicy Tubing" as in "You are juicy tubing me!"
Example 2 - "Juicy Tubed" as in "I totally juicy tubed that girl!
Example 3 - "Juicy Tubes" as in "I gave her some juicy tubes."
by Tony Tubes May 4, 2016
Get the Juicy Tubemug.