You probably think I'm crazy, but with all the improvements in solid state, are there any transistor preamps that have the following characteristics I hear in tubes?
1. Fully fleshed out instrumental timbre and overtones?
1. Full, alive midrange with bloom, body and dimension?
2. The airy space and separation between instruments?
3. That realness and aliveness of tubes?
4. At a retail of around $6,000 or less?
I'm sure I'll be getting some clashing opinions on this....
I appreciate people's opinions. But I find comments offensive that imply how ignorant I must be if I expect any SS preamp to sound similar to a tube preamp.
There will always be tube fanatics and transistor fanatics who will always hate the other technology. The general consensus in the audio community however is that tube and transistor design has and continues to narrow the gap in sound characteristics. I was hoping there were other audiophiles who have listened to a number of both designs and could contribute opinion from that perspective.
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