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Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?

What do you guys think?

If transistors came first, and then decades later tubes were invented, would we have any tube amps we would call high end?

Wouldn’t they all fail to reach the height of performance and transparency set by transistor amps?

Best,

E

P.S. I love Conrad Johnson. I'm just wondering how  much of our arguments have to do with timing. 
erik_squires
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geoffkait
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Actually PT Barnum never said that. However he did say people would generally be much better off if they believed in TOO MUCH rather than TOO LITTLE.

An ordinary man has no means of deliverance. - Audiophile axiom
glupson
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How come that geoffkait is so well-acquainted with a circus owner's thoughts?
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maritime51
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Channeling. 
glupson
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geoffkait,

"Limited understanding is still much better than no understanding. Glubson understands what I mean."
I'd better understand. I wrote the original of that sentence that you copied with minor, mostly stylistic, change.


glupson
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geoffkait,

"...since you’ve obviously been following the wrong, you know..."
I have to agree with this. I have been following your posts about technology and whatever else and they are, you know....mostly wrong.
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