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Tube amplifiers aren’t just for audiophiles

The backside of a Blackie Pagano guitar amp. Blackie Pagano Vacuum tube technology goes all the way back to the first decade of the twentieth century, and tubes were integral to the development of radio, television, home/professional audio, radar, telephone networks, medical test instruments, and early computers! The transistor was invented in the late 1940s, but widespread use was only …

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Diller: Aereo is ‘finished’ if Supreme Court sides with broadcasters

Barry Diller, chairman of InterActiveCorp and a major shareholder in Aereo, says the TV-streaming service’s future relies almost entirely on the US Supreme Court. Later this month, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over whether Aereo should be allowed to stream over-the-air digital streams of broadcast signals and charge subscribers for access to its service. If the Supreme …

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