This thread is a HOOT(on a number of levels)! To me, there’s just something about a signal, that’s been passed through a vacuum(dare I use the term, "ELECTRON tube"?), rather than silicon. Not that I don’t have SS, in my system. And, I’m even a clean, undistorted, no artificial color/flavor, no sugary glaze, kinda guy. It’s just that those 18 valves, between my two main amps and CD player, sound like the real thing(also, on a number of levels). It's like cooking or building a car/motorcycle/plane engine. If you pick the correct components/ingredients(tubes, caps, resistors, etc) and mix them together right, you'll be happy with the outcome. BTW: I think some that lurk these pages, just enjoy being intentionally obtuse. Perhaps being argumentative/contrary, is all they have left? Happy listening(yeah, all of you)!
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.
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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