Tandberg sounds bright.

I have been a Tandberg owner for many years of 3002A & 3008A preamps, 3006A, 3026A amplifiers and 3012A intergraded amplifiers, the speakers I use are Soliloquy 5.0 & 6.3. Personally I would describe the sound to be on the warm side, maybe it's the match with the speakers. The downside with the Tandberg equipment, it's starting to reach 20 + years of use and Tandberg doesn't have a authorized repair center anymore and I usually need to ship to a repair center like Soundsmith in NY, to have equipment fixed, my local repair shop are having a hard time finding parts. The shop may substitute with what they have available, this may contribute to the bright sound. Also I have experienced large number of Tandberg units are sold cheaply on E-bay have some kind of problem, noisy volume control on pre-amps or a pop when the amp is turned on. One shop in Seattle have several customers who bought units and have to fix some problem. Even though I love my Tandberg equipment, I'm starting to replace with newer components, I believe 20-25 years of enjoyment is good value for my investment.

Thanks for your input. I am sending it to another shop.

It's still a transistor amp...

Edle and Tomryan...Your playback equipment may be tubes, but think about how many transitorized circuits the signal went through before it got onto the CD or LP.

I can't help but notice that the 'people' who wrote: "it's a transistor amp" do not have their systems posted. I wonder why that would be??? Tubes are not inherently better than transistors. It will always be good design, and parts quality that makes a product good, not just tube v SS.

I have had both, and have no plans to return to tubes any time soon. To Edle, and Tom, do you have anything to offer to this discussion?