I don't find ss to be less pleasing to the ears. Infact, I prefer the more natural sound of it. Maybe I just like it's coloration more and tube coloration is just too much. Eitherway, I guess the point of the hobby is to find something you like, not necessarily true fidelity.
Solid states more accurate than tubes?
Ever since I changed speakers from a pair of Maggie's to Proac's, I find the tonal balance more accurate with a ss, especially acoustic wood instruments. Tubes seem to lack that tonal accuracy. I believe it's a more realistic and accurate rendering. Is that a fair assessment? I'm not arguing tubes don't sound good with it's rich, warm sound but just not as accurate.
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Many people take the brightness of traditional solid state as detail but in fact most of the time its simply distortion. If the amp is truly low distortion at all frequencies then it will be more detailed but also relaxed. If we are talking about preferences, that is another matter entirely unrelated to what is 'more accurate'! |
Solid states more accurate than tubes? You ask for "accuracy", which means NO coloration’s. Of coarse they are, any "good" solid state is more accurate than "good" tubes, especially into medium to hard to drive speakers. An OTL tube amp into very easy/efficient speakers can equal them for accuracy and also on the test bench, but then those easy to drive/efficient speakers themselves are not the most accurate things to listen to. Cheers George |
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