AMPLIFIED MUSIC: AM I LIMITED TO SOLID S


I DON'T LISTEN TO CLASSICAL OR ACOUSTICAL MUSIC. I LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT IS AMPLIFIED RIGHT OFF THE BAT AS IT IS BEING RECORDED. I LISTEN TO ELECTRIC BLUES/R&B/FUNK/SOUL. MOST OF THE REVIEWERS IN THE HIGH BROW MAGS LIKE TAS AND STEREOPHILE BASE THEIR REVIEWS ON CLASSICAL/ACOUSTIC MUSIC. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME? IT SEEMS THESE REVIEWERS INVAIRIBLY UTILIZE TUBES/VINYL/ANALOG EQUIPMENT. GIVEN MY AFOREMENTIONED TASTE IN MUSIC, SHOULD I EVEN BOTHER WITH TUBES/DACs/ ETC?
markman
We all know which one is easier to read, but one looks WAY more important than the other : ) Sean
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DAMN YOU DEKAY. CAN'T YOU JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION WITHOUT MAKING US ALL LAUGH? "I THINK I SOILED MY ARMOR":~)

PS- YEP! I DID.

PSS- MY advise is to find a pair of speakers that do the trick first. Have you ever tried a pair of bose 901's? They might give you that "IN YOUR FACE" sound at high volume that you are looking for.
Sorry for the abuse you have received. There are those in these forums that find it humorous to make fun of those they consider to be less enlightened.

In answer to your question, to play this kind of music to realistic levels requires a lot of power and/or very efficient speakers. Whether this power comes from solid state or tube amps is secondary. The amps sound different but there are many high power amps in both categories. You need to listen to both to decide whether one or the other is more to your taste.