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  Tubes? Transistors? Which are better?
It's an audiophile debate: Which are better, tubes or transistors? I have a been a big fan of transistors for a long time, but recent auditions have turned me into a partial tube head. Which tube designs sound best? Do transistors sound better?
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07-12-99
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07-15-99   Why can't you have your cake and eat it too? kr enterprise ...   Wenterprisesnw

07-25-99   The one that sounds the best to you is the best. its always ...   Peterco

07-28-99   I cannot agree with you more. room acoustics have such a pro ...   Uliver@

09-11-99   A very general response. tubes in the preamp, transistors in ...   Marsupialx

09-17-99   Tubes!tubes!preferably se.transistors sond harsh,especially ...   User93@

10-17-99   Three things affect the sound quality you hear. first is the ...   Justjim

10-28-99   Tubes. listen to conrad johnson   Steelhead

11-01-99   It is like a choice of steel,different applications require ...   Mikhail

11-17-99   Interesting question. transistors are very revealing and oft ...   Chrisld

03-04-00   I had to make this decision recently as well. i listened to ...   John_l

03-04-00   I think solid state sounds more detailed on initial listenin ...   Audionut@

03-06-00   To audionut: the right cables fix the problem of "deta ...   Carl_eber

03-07-00   Carl, the cables i used are the ones dan d'agostino highly r ...   Audionut@

03-07-00   If d'agostino said to jump into an empty swimming pool, woul ...   Carl_eber

03-07-00   Carl, i do not have any reason to be biased towards krell. i ...   Audionut@

03-07-00   If your tube amp brings you the most pleasure, then that's g ...   Carl_eber

03-12-00   Wolcott tube monoblocks are the best tube amp i have heard. ...   Snook2

03-12-00   A tube amp with infinitely high damping factor?? if that's ...   Carl_eber

03-12-00   "...sweetness" mentioned above is nothing but the ...   Eldragon

03-14-00   Wolcott amps 0.000 output impedance infinite high damping c ...   Snook2

03-14-00   Do you have a wolcott amp?   Carl_eber

03-15-00   I purchased the wolcott amps several months ago. they matche ...   Snook2

03-16-00   Theory is a wonderful thing. even a necessary thing if you ...   Redkiwi

03-16-00: Carl_eber
Output impedance isn't theory at all. It perfectly describes the power amp's ability to control the cone motion of a dynamic speaker, which is what I was talking about. I suspect I would like the sound of your system, Redkiwi, but it's possible I could improve on it...Not to diminish the time you spent evaluating, but I forget, do you use room treatments?
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03-20-00   I do use room treatments carl, but one of my rooms (i run tw ...   Redkiwi

03-20-00   As long as all of us are touting our favorite poison here, i ...   Albertporter

03-21-00   Try jeff rowland with michael green designs chameleon loudsp ...   Mikhail

03-21-00   I have heard jeff rowland's amps, and for transistors they a ...   Albertporter

03-21-00   I feel as many (most?) reviewers do: that tube amps emphasi ...   Carl_eber

11-17-00   Tubes are a much higher maintenance gear than solid state. ...   Elizabeth

11-17-00   Elizabeth i would agree that a tube amplifier is higher main ...   Tubegroover

11-17-00   Elizabeth - you are far from the only one that has had probl ...   Tubegroover

11-17-00   Tubes are like a car i once owned. before ford involvement, ...   Waldhorner@

11-17-00   Tubegroover is right on every count. as far as which is bet ...   Trelja

11-17-00   Tubes may *not* be as reliable as solid-state - so what? th ...   Sedond

11-17-00   I have tubes in my pre-amp (bat) and solid state amp (marsh) ...   Joe_coherent

11-17-00   Hey joe, where ya going w/that toob preamp in yer hand? ;~) ...   Sedond

11-17-00   (1) carl e doesn't appear to be saying "i can hear bett ...   Bob_bundus

11-17-00   Well joe the truth is that *accuracy* in reproduced music do ...   Tubegroover

11-17-00   Tubegroover, you're correct. you're both right. de gustibus ...   Waldhorner@

11-17-00   I am intrigued as to why truth and accuracy are so important ...   Khrys

11-17-00   Hi waldhorner, lotsa folks argue about which *concert-hall* ...   Sedond

11-17-00   Khrys: since you didn't write the above, i didn't write this ...   Waldhorner@

11-18-00   Waldhorner, i don't find much enjoyment wondering if what i' ...   Khrys

11-18-00   Khrys i don't wonder at all whether what i am hearing sounds ...   Tubegroover

11-18-00   Tubegroover, good points above. however, i avoid "ultim ...   Khrys

11-18-00   Khrys the ultimate truth is dealing with a bigger issue, th ...   Tubegroover

11-18-00   Khrys: you obviously are concerned above how your system sou ...   Waldhorner@

11-18-00   Sedon: the concert hall is part of the total live music syst ...   Waldhorner@

11-18-00   Waldhorner, re: your comments about differing concert-hall s ...   Sedond


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