What do Oil Caps do and how do they effect sound?

Being new to tubes I would like to know what Oil Caps do and how it changes the quality of sound. How does it work?

Also, on the amplifcation side of things why does Solid State have higher wattage than tubes?

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brooksl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 129 posts 01-29-2004 at 01:15am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bombaywalla, how did the ASL sound?
bombaywalla Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,958 posts 01-29-2004 at 09:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Brooks1, The sound was exemplary, if I may say so! The sound was very transparent, plenty of high freq. & low freq extension & since I was listening to single-driver speakers (Cain & Cain Single BEN & Carolina Audio JTM) the sound was so very coherent i.e. music had very good timing! With the ASL SETs, the midrange was additionally magical. If you have the inclination, I did write a lengthy report on my ASL/single-driver experience. It's long, so have been warned! :-) http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1072830036&read&keyw&zzsingle=driver=speakers
nguyenchiro Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 92 posts 01-31-2004 at 01:34am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete They smooth out the sound (more refined sound). Given more details and seperation, music notes have more decay and body.
brooksl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 129 posts 02-02-2004 at 09:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I will look up your report Bombawalla. Thanks Nguyenchiro.

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