I find the concept thought provoking. Not the usual measures vs sounds. Not the usual ss vs tubes. Makes me think about how much as cigarette companies altered nicotine levels, food manufacturers alter: fat/ salt/sweet to find “ perfect food addiction “ levels- too much of any one makes enjoyment lower.
I ‘ve had my kids listen w me for years. We don’t always have the Same perception or words to describe-
I remember when my son was about 5 changing crossover settings on a pair of speakers he said something like :”this one’s louder, but I liked the other one better”.
I asked why, what did he hear, he said:” It was more together”.
I told him I thought so too.
That said, I remember my father building Eico tube gear at the kitchen table.
I didn’t care for the hum as a kid.
But after listening to ss gear for years, got a wild hare, took his old Eico gear into local shop, had them clean it up & get it working right, it was beautiful- eye-opening!- Not sure how but they even decreased the 60 cycle hum-
maybe he didn’t build it that well.
Learned?
You tell me.
Funny aside- years ago, I was in high school- Dad sent me to local shop to get replacement tube- cuz one tested bad on the machine at the 7-11. When I drove to the shop, sales guy said best to replace all power tubes at once- EL-34s.
no cell phones then, asked to use store phone to call my Dad.
He said:”There’s only one Goddamn tube that’s bad- just get one!”
So I paid ~ $8 for the single (Mullard) tube & went home.
Ft Worth, Tx 1970 something.
i do prefer tube gear now.
Learned?