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Posted by Awe-d-o-file (D) on December 4, 2016 at 14:05:49

In Reply to: What would set the tone quality of a system posted by airtime on December 4, 2016 at 08:41:55:

If you could build a Sherwood design today with all the same tubes and iron it would sound almost the same.But circuits are most often different today.

Many modern tube preamps use a single gain stage that require reverse polarity at the speakers. And then whether global feedback is used and how much all affect sound.

To me most modern tube amps have less noise and do sound more analytical but that's fine.

As a current and former owner of tube amps most old amps sound different. They almost always have a larger noise floor and can be a little soupy sounding which has an allure to many.

This can tame average or less than rock recordings which most are for instance to the point they sound better or less offensive but on a good recording I want modern better built high parts quality gear with no potentiometers any where in the pre or power amp.

ET

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Topic - What would set the tone quality of a system - airtime 08:41:55 12/04/16 (13)

RE: What would set the tone quality of a system - Bold Eagle 16:02:49 12/05/16 (0)

RE: What would set the tone quality of a system - geezerrocket 19:48:55 12/04/16 (2)

RE: What would set the tone quality of a system - Eli Duttman 12:58:36 12/05/16 (0)

RE: What would set the tone quality of a system - Michael Samra 20:29:39 12/04/16 (0)

RE: Okay, I'll be the one to be burnt at the stake - Russ57 18:04:59 12/04/16 (2)

RE: Okay, I'll be the one to be burnt at the stake - airtime 18:46:32 12/04/16 (1)

Therein lies the problem. - Michael Samra 20:28:49 12/04/16 (0)

RE: What would set the tone quality of a system - DannyR 17:45:08 12/04/16 (0)

We have to identify - Awe-d-o-file 14:05:49 12/04/16 (2)

RE: We have to identify - airtime 16:30:37 12/04/16 (1)

RE: We have to identify - Awe-d-o-file 21:17:44 12/04/16 (0)

RE: What would set the tone quality of a system - tube Tom 08:58:40 12/04/16 (1)

RE: What would set the tone quality of a system - dls123 21:46:21 12/04/16 (0)

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