solid state vs tubes

Dev,

There is a profound lack of criticism in audio, which is even more extra-ordinary considering the prices. I will not comment on Spectron, not having heard it, and not having an interest in hearing it.

Of course, your perception is not valid because of issues related to burn-in, cabling, speaker matching, component matching, music selection, or speaker positioning. Take your pick. And even if you went through all these items, in your own home, for every piece in the world and decided you didn't like it... Still, someone, somewhere, in some system might find it heavenly. Ergo, any piece of audio, once constructed, is infallible.

I wish people would come out sometimes and say, "It sucks". That would make this hobby much more simple.

I think in the next 3 to 5 years Class D gear will over take tube gear (Sound Wise)

Rtn,

The problem with that is a lot of audio other than clearly audible distortion or noise, most of the rest is subjective. Otherwise, in the end, the owners opinion is really all that matters.

Of course its still always possible to discuss what one hears civilly in that almost everyone still has something that they can learn.

Atmasphere; I owned the ZERO gold ic and sp's. They were ok. I was never really thrilled with them. You spend that kind of $'s, even second hand, you should be ecstatic. I never noticed the improvement you speak of. I am not saying it did not exsist. They are very well made, as they should be, but very very stiff. Tough to install and feel comfortable with their instalation. Of couarse this is all secondary. It is the preformance that matters the most. Getting back to what I believe the original point of this post, SS and Tube. No simple answer, but prior to my exsisting system I had Krell evo 202 and Evo 600's. I still had the Zero's which were only change recently. The krell which I had for 2yrs were shipped the day before the Vtl arrived. So not side by side but pretty close. Many of the attributes are very close. Bottom end, mids and high's very simalar. The main differance to me is bloom. A wider sound with a slightly differant(deeper wider) stage. I will say the biggest change from any replacement of equipment in my 2 channel anolog setup was the cartridge(the source). An immediate(instant) change. In my case for the BETTER! The largest bang for the buck. At least in my system. Of course, it was the last change as well, so that may have something to do with it. But much more noticable then cables, amps or pre-amp at this level anyway. Having said that, I love my tub set up, down sides and all.

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08-29-06: Hifisoundguy
Bose Acoustic Wave System series 2 !
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10-02-10: Hifisoundguy
I think in the next 3 to 5 years Class D gear will over take tube gear (Sound Wise)
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Yes with your Bose Acoustic Wave System series 2!!