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Tubes vs. solid state.

I just switched back to my ss equipment and can't see how I listened to ss for so many years and thought that I had a good system, maybe the equipment needs to be left on for some time.
But regardless of that, the difference is startling. I know that my tube equipment is not the same degree of excellence as my ss, but now ss sounds lean, thin lifeless. Have my listening priorities changed? One thing I noticed; my listening perception adapts to the sound present in the room. As I write this the sound is improving incremently.
Anyone share the same experience??
I will post as I will continue to listen and notice differences.
Ss is simaudio p-5 w-5, tubes are Cj premier 4 amp and audio experience a2se preamp.
Are there ss preamps that will satisfy or am I smitten by bubes I mean tubes.
pedrillo
phaelon
1,049 posts
 
Tvad, I meant to add that I hope you're enjoying your new speakers.
pedrillo OP
560 posts
 
Philjolet,
I'll have to check Lucia out.
Forgot to mention Wedding crashers, there's some nice valves! Then there's that hilarious scene in American Wedding with the escort girls dressed as a maid and officer.
unsound
7,329 posts
 
Well for me, speakers are more important and the speakers I prefer seem to do better with ss.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
Adjusting from tubes to solid state is like adjusting from electrostatic to dynamic speakers. It seems all solid state designers are trying to make their amps sound more tube-like. Solid state and hybrid equipment does take a long time to warm up, like 3 days.
cooljazzcat
17 posts
 
For me, a tube amp crossed over at around 80hz to a quality sealed servo sub is audio-nirvana. All of the slow, flabby bass arguments against tubes go out the window with this setup.
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