I think in the next 3 to 5 years Class D gear will over take tube gear (Sound Wise)
solid state vs tubes
has anyone compared a tube amp to a solid state amp and discovered that the diffference sonically between them was undetectable. ? if so what was the tube amp and what was the solid state amp ?
the reason for the question is the basic issue of the ability to distinguish a tube amp from a solid state amp.
this is especially interesting if the components were in production during the 90's , 80's or 70's.
if the components are in current production the probability of such aan occurrence might increasea.
why own a tube amp if there exists a solid state amp that sounds indistinguishable from it ?
the reason for the question is the basic issue of the ability to distinguish a tube amp from a solid state amp.
this is especially interesting if the components were in production during the 90's , 80's or 70's.
if the components are in current production the probability of such aan occurrence might increasea.
why own a tube amp if there exists a solid state amp that sounds indistinguishable from it ?
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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. |
The best speaker you ever heard? 08-29-06: Hifisoundguy Bose Acoustic Wave System series 2 ! Hifisoundguy (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 10-02-10: Hifisoundguy I think in the next 3 to 5 years Class D gear will over take tube gear (Sound Wise) Hifisoundguy (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) Yes with your Bose Acoustic Wave System series 2!! |
10-02-10: KoegzKoegz, Atmasphere wasn't referring to cables. He was referring to Zero Autoformers, as linked to on the left side of this page. Best regards, -- Al |
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