Any good reasons to use transistor phono stage and line level preamp instead of tube ?

Besides lower noise and no need to hunt for particular NOS tubes.

inna11-17-2018 8:20am

roberjerman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,319 posts 11-17-2018 at 01:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Anything a tube can do, a transistor can do the same thing - and never wear out!
roberjerman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,319 posts 11-17-2018 at 01:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete There is no such thing as a "tube" sound or a "transistor" sound! Contrary to what the untutored believe!
roberjerman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,319 posts 11-17-2018 at 01:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Disclaimer: I use both tube and transistor gear. Either sounds equally good!
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big_greg Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,718 posts 11-17-2018 at 02:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have both tube (Manley Chinook, Jolida JD-9) and solid state (Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena) phono pre-amps. The size of the units may be another factor to take into consideration. The Phonomena takes up less space than the other units, but on the other hand I can stack a turntable on top of the Jolida. There are of course some very small tube units like the Project Tube Box and large solid state units. I leave my Jolida JD9 on most of the time by the way. My space is limited and size and form always play into my decisions.