Solid states more accurate than tubes?
I was makinga YT vid on my new IC's and some guy knocked on my back door thinking it was a live band,,,, I told him i was makinga vid and could not offer hima free beer.... SS can't replicatea live feeling,, Tubes Can make it LIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1gtIouVb6E&t=6s |
Don_C55: "When you look at your wife or GF after she rolls out of bed in the morning that is accuracy.... when she is made up for a nite on the town.....that is beauty." So the question for us is where is the median? The hybrid that isn’t a compromise? Maybe just a brush thru the hair with a smile and little on? (I’m not specifying gender here!) Kinda like using good cabling and acoustics to tweak final product. |
but then those easy to drive/efficient speakers themselves are not the most accurate things to listen to.This is highly debatable! Many of the Wilson speakers made in the last 20 years are very easy to drive. An easy load to drive has a serious advantage- less thermal compression. A horn can be properly designed so that it has smooth response, and has controlled directivity so that early reflections from side walls won't cause harshness. The idea that only hard to drive speakers can be accurate is a topic for another thread, but also obviously false. |
Ralph, What are some of the speakers that sound especially accurate and good with Atma-sphere OTL amps? Some examples would be helpful to illustrate you're point. I recall the sound of the AudioKinesis Jazz Modules with your S-30 amp - which sounded very accurate (don't know if it was, or not - but, it sounded like it). On the other hand... I think Harbeth's sound much better and more accurate with selected SS amps, which is one of the reasons why Harbeth uses amps like Hegels at shows. I have no idea what the engineering principals are that determine such "synergy" between the amp and speakers - but, it is "magical" when you find that combination. |
