vtv, Yes solid state has many benefits over tubes but the amp or preamp with the lowest distortion does not always sound best. Some people prefer the sound of amps or preamps that include tubes in their circuits. So why buy a more accurate solid state device if you enjoy listening to a tubed device more? Knowing that your system has lower distortion and that transistors are less likely to go bad doesn't seem like adequate compensation to me.
Recordings come nowhere near replicating live music. So even if you could put together a system that introduced very little distortion, you would still be a long way from the sound heard in the studio. Every format and system sounds different, so it's a matter of choosing which variation on the original event you prefer.
Recordings come nowhere near replicating live music. So even if you could put together a system that introduced very little distortion, you would still be a long way from the sound heard in the studio. Every format and system sounds different, so it's a matter of choosing which variation on the original event you prefer.