Does Ultralinear kill dynamics

@ 07062, thank you, 3 hour drive with good conditions. I’ll put it on the schedule next trip nearby. Likewise, welcome also at 11743. 

My amps have a switch that allows UL or triode.  I’ve always preferred triode, and typically switch back to triode within a few minutes of trying UL.  I've never noticed a loss of dynamics from UL, but the texture and sound stage sounds more natural and spacious in triode. 

FWIW, Convergent Audio Technology amps use triode.  

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IMHO Ultralinear mode is just not as friendly to the overall musical performance as triode.  To me Triode just seems to have more of a "you are there" effect!  The decision is along the lines of Ultralinear's higher power output vs Triode's detail, sonic purity, and warmth.   

@bigwave1 

Thanks for the invite, but you would have to put up with me for a week. That's the minimum stay (I told Donna), for me to suffer the DRIVE to/fm LI.

We have several friends who live out there, haven't seen em in a long while.

You can probably just scoot over to Jones Beach, that would be nice.

I have an Ayon amp, pre, and CD player and couldn't be happier. I previously owned PL ultra linear mono blocks, and I definitely prefer the class A Ayon. The Ayon can be switched from pentode to triode. I am about 25 minutes from Elliot in CT.