Tube lingo question


I'm not a tube component owner yet but am going to be in the very near future hopefully with a new preamp. My question is regarding the terms microphonics and tube rush as they relate to the sound. What are they and what do they ultimately do to the sound. Thanks.
gjames

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Good explanation.

You really have to admire someone who single-handedly is setting out to reshape the English language. My hat is ophph to you.
owners of high-sensitivity speakers

Note to the language police:

It's high sensitivity not high-sensitivity, but since sensitivity is a noun it can't be used to describe another noun. It should be highly sensitive speakers or speakers with high sensitivity.

Also, if you are after the ph in microphonic why not the gh in high :>)
OK Jeff, you got me. I was looking for a grammar error in your post because it irritates me when people take it upon themselves to right the wrongs of other people’s writing. The ph thing is kind of cute but why bother to criticize preamp vs. pre-amp. It’s not incorrect anyway. It is a matter of style. For British writers it is common to find a hyphen used in this case.