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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: Justjim
Three things affect the sound quality you hear. First is the hardware and the differences between many offerings is very difficult to identify. Second is the music itself, and the quality of recordings varies greatly. Third is the listening environment: the acoustic properties of the listening room. Without adequate attention to all three matters, there will be no real audiophile satisfaction. Each element by itself simply cannot do what is asked.
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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   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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