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tube gear vs solid state...cable effectiveness

hi all,

i have a question and im not looking for a debate whether cables make a difference with sound or not. i use semi-high end ($3k and below) cables on my solid state gear (pre,cd,amp,etc.) with exellent results.

i was told by someone who builds tube gear that cables make more of a difference on solid state and are not as effective on tube gear.

i have no experience with tubes but have been thinking of getting into them, and therefore wondering if i should sell some cables off to help fund new tube gear.

your thoughts. thanks in advance.
nineballg
sonic_genius
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I can hear more cables differences on tube gear than SS. My 300B amp reveals sonic differences with just about any PC, interconnect, or speaker cables.
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akg_ca
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my audiophile amigo has tube gear; and I have S/S kit.

They both are equally sensitive to the introduction of quality cables; and that means ALL three genres of cables: ICs, speaker cables, and power chords.
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
equipment that reveals cable differences isn't a good quality and more-likely primitively designed weather it's solid-state or tube.
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Hi Sonic_genius,
Same results with my 300b SET based system.I can clearly hear the differences among various cables.Some were subtle and others very apparent.Probably these very simple circuits bare it all with no place to hide is my guess.
Regards,
sabai
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Larri,
You stated, "With solid state gear, there is MUCH less ability to alter the sound so one is often limited to wire substitution." The only thing less to alter is the tubes, IMO.
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