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  solid state vs tubes
has anyone compared a tube amp to a solid state amp and discovered that the diffference sonically between them was undetectable. ? if so what was the tube amp and what was the solid state amp ?

the reason for the question is the basic issue of the ability to distinguish a tube amp from a solid state amp.

this is especially interesting if the components were in production during the 90's , 80's or 70's.

if the components are in current production the probability of such aan occurrence might increasea.

why own a tube amp if there exists a solid state amp that sounds indistinguishable from it ?
Mrtennis  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-21-10
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10-05-10   All of the tech talk aside,what it all boils down to is,you ...   Hifitime

10-05-10   Hifi, yes, i think each person has their own goals and moti ...   Mapman

10-05-10   what i was talking about is the types of distortions made b ...   Atmasphere

10-05-10   "it is true that the soft clipping of tubes means you w ...   Mapman

10-05-10   Compare the 'best' with the 'best' and see....and not just t ...   Magfan

10-05-10   Hi magfan: you make an interesting point regarding differen ...   Mrtennis

10-05-10   Interesting mrtennis. it makes me wonder: do you think there ...   Phaelon

10-05-10   I suspect, but don't know that the differences between curre ...   Magfan

10-05-10   Lol magfan, just how many shots did you do between those las ...   Phaelon

10-05-10   Magfan, you might appreciate this advise: http://www.youtube ...   Unsound

10-06-10   This thread is one of those no-win threads. like a 'what i ...   Magfan

10-06-10   you make an excellent point imo, magfan. a perfect or near ...   Almarg

10-06-10   The m4.0t i had did very well with magnepan mg1c speakers fo ...   Mapman

10-07-10   mapman, that is true but is not the same as real dynamic ra ...   Atmasphere

10-07-10   Atmas, darn, i thought i submitted you on this topic. oh w ...   Mapman

10-08-10   Mapman, i agree, the problem is this: distortion, in the for ...   Atmasphere

10-11-10: Tmsorosk
I always chuckle when i here the great tube verses S.S. debate . The choice is simple , as long as you haven't made up your mind on one or the other . Bring home and try as many of both as you can , the one that sounds the best is the one . Its not the means its the results that are important to the true music lovers , I thought we all new that by now . MAX
Tmsorosk  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


10-12-10   Tmsorosk, this one was a little different as the op wants a ...   Atmasphere

10-13-10   Atmashere sorry didn't mean to get off topic , it's an au ...   Tmsorosk

10-13-10   Tmsorosk, i agree we want equipment to sound as much like re ...   Pubul57

10-13-10   i'm a pass fan. i've auditioned the pass labs xa-30.5 and ow ...   Tvad

10-14-10   Tvad, i had the aleph 2,3,j and xa30.5 - i no longer have an ...   Pubul57

10-14-10   Can anybody tell me a pair of speakers that sounds the same ...   Mapman

10-14-10   i know that some silverline sonata iii owners drive them wit ...   Tvad

10-14-10   Harbeth seems to be as fasinable with ss as tubes, whereas m ...   Pubul57

10-14-10   Mapman: i heard avalon ascent and eclipse sound quite good ...   Mrtennis

10-14-10   Mrt., yes, no doubt either might sound good with any good s ...   Mapman

10-14-10   So to sum up, bottom line to me is that it is possible to ge ...   Mapman

10-14-10   A hybrid amp--having a tube input stage and ss output stage ...   Mrtennis

10-14-10   When considering my latest amp purchase, i strongly consider ...   Mapman


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