Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?

erik_squires,

"Pineapple and pepperoni pizzas are wonderful things."

Should oregano go directly on dough, on sauce, or on top of everything?

I have been asking this question for the longest time around here and not even geoffkait knows the answer. Mankind is doomed, indeed.

tubes have warmth.

Tubes are cool.

Google NuTube. Looks like things are still evolving.

Interesting. Maybe it does catch on.

Google NuTube. Looks like things are still evolving.

"It was developed by Korg, the musical instrument maker, and Noritake, a manufacturer of vacuum fluorescent displays, in Japan"

from the internet. I would say this is just a gimic product. 

It is basically a preamp tube, very small directly heated wire cathode so that will have to be DC driven. The gain in circuit is 3.5 where a 12AX7 is typically 50. The max gains are 5 and 100 respectively.

Output distorts badly at 1 volt out and there is little current. I can’t imagine this entering any high end audio circuits, though it will be fun for the guitar players as it distorts and lights up.