" To keep it engaging, I’ve leaned into the world of high-end audio—specifically the niche obsession with vacuum tubes and transformers (the "tranny" in tech-speak).
In the world of high-end audio and guitar amplification, "tube" refers to vacuum tubes (valves), while "tranny" is long-standing slang for a transistor or transistor radio. The "Surprise" in Sound: tube tranny surprise
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