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

Yeah, why it matters is a subject that cannot really be discussed here besides the quality point. Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are not third world countries. 
It is very easy to know if told.

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dave_b
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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That’s...very...good... Dave

>>>>”People would generally be much better off if they believed in too much rather than too little.” PT Barnum

”Never smarten up a chump.” WC Fields

”No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” Einstein

“Tubes, like me, are dead.” -Lee Deforest, channeled by the Kait thing from reconstituted and revivified artificial atoms. 🐍💩

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool - Stephen King

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Ralph W. Emerson

”Please don’t let me be misunderstood.” Eric Burdon