Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ?


I never heard of audiophiles whose reference system had transistor amplification. It is always tubes. But maybe there are exceptions.

inna

@yoyoyaya  different solid state devices sound different, but can still measure as transparent. There really is no transparent audio equipment.

@invalid - I haven't argued that SS devices are transparent. The point is that, assuming that the manufacturer is strict about tolerances, SS amplifiers will sound the way they were designed to sound. Tube equipment will sound different depending on which tubes are installed.

transparent is not enough for a solid state amplifier, musically complete, grain less and flowing are the challenges. these are relative things. not absolutes.

however transparent does seem to satisfy many solid state amplifier owners.

it's about expectations. i'm a tube lover who owns solid state. i don't want to settle.