Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp?

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Why, Tbag, what do you mean?

Still waiting...

Anonymity is the Hobgobblin of small minds.

Ass, I am sure no one, myself included, who knows what the hell you are talking about.

Inarticulateness in communicating is a measure of education.

I appreciate people's opinions. But I find comments offensive that imply how ignorant I must be if I expect any SS preamp to sound similar to a tube preamp.

There will always be tube fanatics and transistor fanatics who will always hate the other technology. The general consensus in the audio community however is that tube and transistor design has and continues to narrow the gap in sound characteristics. I was hoping there were other audiophiles who have listened to a number of both designs and could contribute opinion from that perspective.