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

What do you guys think?

If transistors came first, and then decades later tubes were invented, would we have any tube amps we would call high end?

Wouldn’t they all fail to reach the height of performance and transparency set by transistor amps?

Best,

E

P.S. I love Conrad Johnson. I'm just wondering how  much of our arguments have to do with timing. 
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maritime51
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I say crawl back up your arse. 🙀
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Whoa! What? Hey, you must think I’m double jointed.
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dave_b
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I’m gonna leave the huxter and the psychopath to the rest of you guys...happy listening!
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Dave, I assume you’re headed back to the bathroom to read some more of my articles. Ta ta
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I did!
Breakthrough in CD technology by Geoff Kait In The Manufacturer's Showcase 

"You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe."
Carl Sagan

"It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into."
Jonathan Swift

"It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled".
Mark Twain

That just about sums up Geoff's "products"


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