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  Tubes vs. solid state.
I just switched back to my ss equipment and can't see how I listened to ss for so many years and thought that I had a good system, maybe the equipment needs to be left on for some time.
But regardless of that, the difference is startling. I know that my tube equipment is not the same degree of excellence as my ss, but now ss sounds lean, thin lifeless. Have my listening priorities changed? One thing I noticed; my listening perception adapts to the sound present in the room. As I write this the sound is improving incremently.
Anyone share the same experience??
I will post as I will continue to listen and notice differences.
Ss is simaudio p-5 w-5, tubes are Cj premier 4 amp and audio experience a2se preamp.
Are there ss preamps that will satisfy or am I smitten by bubes I mean tubes.
Pedrillo  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-24-10
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01-26-10   Tvad is right. and your tubed preamp should not be doing th ...   Paulfolbrecht

01-26-10   As someone who tends to prefer ss, i will admit that i like ...   Unsound

01-27-10   To me, a good tube design, sounds a lot more like live music ...   Argyro

01-27-10   Quote pedrilo "...but dislike the bass roll-off and t ...   Argyro

01-27-10   Argyro is completely right. there are tube preamps that go d ...   Atmasphere

01-27-10   The 'best' of both technology are converging with gaps closi ...   Bvdiman

01-27-10   "best attributes of each are pretty much present in eit ...   Phaelon

01-28-10   I have played classical violin for years, listened to live u ...   Minorl

02-01-10   What is the ultimate goal of any design, ss, or tube? is it ...   Olesonmd

02-01-10   Anyone here interested in what chaos theory has to say about ...   Atmasphere

02-01-10   Ralph, yes! and don't spare any of the details.   Unsound

02-01-10   Is it that live music is often reinforced by tube amplified ...   Sciguy47

02-01-10   Instrument amps are often vintage tubed gear...especially gu ...   Tvad

02-01-10   Unamplified acoustic instrument and voice is the standard fo ...   Rtn1

02-01-10   Unamplified comes to mind first whenever live is mentioned.   Pedrillo

02-01-10   where snobbish audiophiles are concerned, that may be true. ...   Tvad

02-01-10   And the reason tube amps are loved by guitar players is that ...   Olesonmd

02-01-10   Olesonmd has the critical point - the whole point of tubes i ...   Paulfolbrecht

02-01-10   Alright- here are some basics: given an amplifier with a pr ...   Atmasphere

02-01-10   It sounds pretty fascinating. can you reference any papers ...   Paulfolbrecht

02-02-10   A little more fuel on the fire...... "a few music list ...   Olesonmd

02-02-10   Paulfolbrecht, yes, general electric proved that humans use ...   Atmasphere

02-02-10   Anyone who claims that the "overall superior performanc ...   Paulfolbrecht

02-02-10   A-s, of course i pretty much agree with your thoughts. (and ...   Paulfolbrecht

02-02-10   Amazing and very interesting discussion. please keep in min ...   Minorl

02-02-10   Minorl, sounds to me as if you are saying something that i'v ...   Atmasphere

02-02-10   Minorl is touching upon what ralph calls the power-paradigm/ ...   Paulfolbrecht

02-02-10   I'm sorry. who is ralph? i would like to read his papers o ...   Minorl

02-02-10   Minorl, of course there are electric cars too, and energy st ...   Atmasphere

02-02-10   Atmasphere, do zero feedback solid state designs share the s ...   Pinkus

02-03-10   Oh shucks, i must really be tin-eared, because i have never ...   Guidocorona

02-03-10   Guido, i have. and although my sample is limited, i have fo ...   Pinkus

02-03-10   Pinkus, the only issue with transistors is that without feed ...   Atmasphere

02-03-10   Pinkus, our tin ears must be forged from different pewter al ...   Guidocorona

02-04-10   Is hard to decide between them because each person has diffe ...   Chatta

02-04-10   Guidocorona, feedback is very definately a factor in preamp ...   Atmasphere

02-04-10   It is becoming conventional wisdom that the sound of tube an ...   Larryi

02-04-10   Guido, of course feedback can be applied to preamps, and in ...   Pinkus

02-04-10   Likewise pinkus. . . i'd love to have your ears. . . while a ...   Guidocorona

02-05-10: Pinkus
Guido,

I have had 2 CJ preamps in my system: the venerable CJ Premier 14 and later the Premier 17LS2. To my ears, as advertized, the CJ's sound just right !

The Ayre KX-R to my ears has a similar sound ... just better, with lower noise, better bass, and less hassle. I am done with my preamp quest. I am not looking for a replacement.

I assume you are fond of CJ preamps, and if so, there is some common ground between us.

Pinkus  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


02-05-10   I think tube amps sound better on panel speakers, while some ...   Mrtennis

02-08-10   Agree, tubes do magic if done right. so can ss amps. but, st ...   Nilthepill

02-10-10   Now that i have sold my asr emitter, i can comment on it a b ...   Paulfolbrecht

02-10-10   well said, guido!!! and so refreshingly different from one ...   Swampwalker

02-14-10   Although i have owned ss most of my life, after switching to ...   Orpheus10

02-14-10   Orpheus10, i feel the same way! until summer hits, when i ha ...   Pedrillo

02-14-10   Never say never. i have auditioned some very nice equipment ...   Minorl

02-14-10   Great conversation guys ! i have heard great music out o ...   Weseixas

02-15-10   provocative position, ralph. given the "perceptual rul ...   C1ferrari

02-15-10   I was under the same inpression, but after selling my juicyp ...   52tiger

02-15-10   Hi sam, ime the most transparent systems i have heard are al ...   Atmasphere

02-15-10   Ralph i was wondering your opinion on tube dampers and if yo ...   Rleff

02-15-10   Tube dampers work but they have limited effect. you are best ...   Atmasphere


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