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Trade- off, power SS vs tube magic.

As everyone knows, tubes are expensive. Can a higher power SS substitute for this "subjective" magic. One reviewer said he made the transition and did not miss the tubes. What do you say? Let's try to keep the speaker variable out of this.
orpheus10
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audiofeil
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>>08-18-10: Sounds_real_audio
Audiofeil
This would be a good time to let people know that you are a dealer<<

Sure thing soundsreally.

Simply point out the manufacturer and/or model I've mentioned which connects me to a financial interest in one of their products.

Take your time.
mechans
3,048 posts
 
The answer is that this was a troll from the outset and you all are providing the entertainment that the OP sought in the first place.
FWIW there is something special I hear from tube amps that no SS amp has imitated. The answer is not slow, dark, warm to excess, rolled off, droopy, syrupy sound either, quite the opposite, I get crystalline top end, holographic imaging. and transparency. I will admit SS has generally better bass emphasis extension and control. That said my tube amps with my speakers deliver very satisfying bass never the less.
phaelon
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"This would be a good time to let people know that you are a dealer."

Not that he needs my help, but I have to throw in with Audiofeil on this one. In addition to the reasons already mentioned, Audiofeil has served as nothing less than Audiogon's most stalwart advocate of dealer disclosure when it make even the slightest sense.
hack
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I was entralled with my BAT VK500 solid state amp, but I'm not surprised given BAT's preference for tubes. It's really hard to say whether it was "tube like" as I have a BAT tubed preamp, but having used other SS amps since then, I have to say BAT had the tube sound dialed in on their SS amps. Stupid good, kicking myself for selling it.
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