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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 Output impedance isn't theory at all. it perfectly describe ... Carl_eber

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: Mikhail
Try Jeff Rowland with Michael Green Designs Chameleon loudspeakers,Albert.Tell me later if it is not convincing.
Mikhail (Answers | This Thread)

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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