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In Reply to: Good point. posted by genungo on April 21, 2012 at 14:47:11:
I know three fellows who have all solid state systems with exceptions being one has a Modwrighted Oppo BDP-95, the other two Modwrighted Sony Xa5400es players and all three say they have captured the positive characteristics of tubes and solid state to a degree that works well for them. I have all solid state and am pleased with the sound of my system even though I have owned tube systems. I tire of entrenched either/or thinking. Seldom is it so in reality. There are many paths to Rome. Ditto the contentious infighting over vinyl vs CD. If it sounds really good to you it is really good - for you.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Do you prefer the "background silence" of SS/Digital, or the that of Tubes/Analog? - genungo 09:34:22 04/21/12 (91)
- Maybe what you're hearing are little voices in your head - Brian Walsh 15:36:25 04/22/12 (1)
- RE: Maybe what you're hearing are little voices in your head - genungo 18:17:19 04/22/12 (0)
- John Cage's 4' 33" would be a good test. - Dave Pogue 10:04:35 04/22/12 (3)
- Or this... - musetap 11:16:53 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: John Cage's 4' 33" would be a good test. - genungo 10:53:06 04/22/12 (1)
- You could always play the shorter version. - Dave Pogue 17:02:03 04/22/12 (0)
- I prefer the hiss of my tinnitus. hearing it means i am still alive. LOl nt - Elizabeth 09:16:03 04/22/12 (1)
- Spot on, Elizabeth. (nt) - esande 09:59:54 04/22/12 (0)
- Just heard a song on the radio today... - mwhitmore 08:22:28 04/22/12 (1)
- Maybe I was listening to the same radio station. - genungo 13:39:32 04/22/12 (0)
- I don't like - Frihed89 00:42:05 04/22/12 (6)
- RE: "Observe, don't think." - genungo 02:31:52 04/22/12 (5)
- RE: "Observe, don't think." - middleground 06:23:26 04/22/12 (2)
- Ummm... No. - genungo 06:39:10 04/22/12 (1)
- RE: Ummm... No. - middleground 07:47:25 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: "Observe, don't think." - Frihed89 03:17:56 04/22/12 (1)
- What I have observed... - genungo 05:31:14 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: Do you prefer the "background silence" of SS/Digital, or the that of Tubes/Analog? - esande 22:08:41 04/21/12 (6)
- RE: Do you prefer the "background silence" of SS/Digital, or the that of Tubes/Analog? - Tony Lauck 08:51:26 04/22/12 (4)
- RE: Do you prefer the "background silence" of SS/Digital, or the that of Tubes/Analog? - esande 09:54:55 04/22/12 (3)
- RE: Do you prefer the "background silence" of SS/Digital, or the that of Tubes/Analog? - ahendler 18:13:46 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: "But genungo seems to be equating..." - genungo 11:13:48 04/22/12 (1)
- Yes, OK. - esande 12:31:11 04/22/12 (0)
- Disagree - genungo 02:34:50 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: Do you prefer the "background silence" of SS/Digital, or the that of Tubes/Analog? - Justlisten2 21:40:05 04/21/12 (1)
- I hear ya! (nt - genungo 06:58:08 04/22/12 (0)
- Surely you mean background “noise”? … - three_sox 19:26:10 04/21/12 (3)
- Could be. - genungo 20:00:12 04/21/12 (2)
- I don’t disagree with any of that … - three_sox 20:10:29 04/21/12 (1)
- Agreed (nt. - genungo 20:14:00 04/21/12 (0)
- RE: Do you prefer the "background silence" of SS/Digital, or the that of Tubes/Analog? - RGA 18:07:08 04/21/12 (3)
- Dolby sucks - Tony Lauck 09:20:52 04/22/12 (1)
- u r correct ... - TBone 10:36:59 04/22/12 (0)
- I think he is talking about a feeling of integration... - genungo 19:05:52 04/21/12 (0)
- To me - particularly for low signal-level vinyl components ... - andyr 16:39:30 04/21/12 (9)
- I'll second that Andy. - Justlisten2 21:31:44 04/21/12 (0)
- RE: To me - particularly for low signal-level vinyl components ... - ahendler 18:29:42 04/21/12 (1)
- Good to hear, Alan. - andyr 18:44:33 04/21/12 (0)
- The quietest amp I've ever owned... - genungo 17:52:52 04/21/12 (5)
- In what way do you define "quietest"? ... - andyr 04:14:47 04/22/12 (2)
- RE: In what way do you define "quietest"? ... - genungo 06:49:51 04/22/12 (1)
- Fair enough. nt - andyr 13:22:56 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: The quietest amp I've ever owned... - hodad 18:42:49 04/21/12 (1)
- RE: The quietest amp I've ever owned... - genungo 18:58:40 04/21/12 (0)
- OCD alert! my god man just listen! I say unto him, LOL - PhilJ 14:50:41 04/21/12 (4)
- RE: just listen - genungo 16:52:55 04/21/12 (3)
- so you are that guy? - PhilJ 18:15:39 04/21/12 (2)
- No... - genungo 18:31:58 04/21/12 (1)
- I thought so, my first post was addressed to him... - PhilJ 19:15:31 04/21/12 (0)
- I can't listen to solid state - Jay Buridan 12:28:23 04/21/12 (19)
- Agreed, but... - mkuller 11:02:25 04/22/12 (2)
- as "accurate" as need be ... - TBone 11:43:26 04/22/12 (0)
- Agreed... - Jay Buridan 11:37:10 04/22/12 (0)
- Same here...no more solid state in this house - Byrd69 07:27:04 04/22/12 (0)
- If you ever visit Australia, come and have a listen to *my* ss gear! :-)) nt - andyr 16:43:59 04/21/12 (0)
- Use caution when making blanket statement. - JayG 14:35:14 04/21/12 (0)
- I can - kavakidd 14:26:50 04/21/12 (4)
- Yep. nt - Rick W 14:53:42 04/21/12 (1)
- Me tres!...N/T - musetap 15:14:07 04/21/12 (0)
- Good point. - genungo 14:47:11 04/21/12 (1)
- RE: Good point. - nairb 05:19:19 04/22/12 (0)
- silly ... - TBone 12:50:44 04/21/12 (7)
- Haven't heard the Classe DR3 - Jay Buridan 12:56:11 04/21/12 (3)
- RE: Haven't heard the Classe DR3 - TBone 13:12:20 04/21/12 (2)
- I'm glad you love your amp - Jay Buridan 13:16:10 04/21/12 (1)
- not simply a matter of luv ... - TBone 13:18:31 04/21/12 (0)
- RE: silly ... - ahendler 12:54:38 04/21/12 (2)
- RE: silly ... - TBone 13:09:44 04/21/12 (1)
- OK nt - ahendler 15:47:36 04/21/12 (0)
- no distinction exist between digital & solid state vs analog & tubes ... - TBone 11:12:16 04/21/12 (12)
- The difference... - mkuller 10:59:03 04/22/12 (1)
- RE: The difference... - TBone 11:51:41 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: no distinction exist between digital & solid state vs analog & tubes ... - middleground 06:29:04 04/22/12 (0)
- Oh, really? - genungo 13:11:07 04/21/12 (8)
- yeah really!!! - TBone 13:16:10 04/21/12 (7)
- Here you go... - genungo 13:27:28 04/21/12 (6)
- well ... - TBone 13:38:20 04/21/12 (5)
- RE: well ... - genungo 13:52:21 04/21/12 (4)
- OK, I read the article ... - TBone 11:17:17 04/22/12 (2)
- RE: OK, I read the article ... - RGA 16:15:23 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: OK, I read the article ... - genungo 11:32:29 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: well ... - RGA 22:40:13 04/21/12 (0)
- It's not about the "silence" per se.... - mkuller 10:35:35 04/21/12 (3)
- RE: "Analog and digital comparisons are a whole different ball of wax.". - genungo 18:13:44 04/21/12 (2)
- RE: "Analog and digital comparisons are a whole different ball of wax.". - middleground 06:33:15 04/22/12 (1)
- Cold vs. Warm? Here's another example... - genungo 07:46:50 04/22/12 (0)
- Noise bad, signal good (S/N). -nt - soulfood 10:08:16 04/21/12 (4)
- Noise bad, Distortion very bad. nt - Tony Lauck 08:55:09 04/22/12 (1)
- Depends on context. For example, a reproduction is a distortion. -nt - soulfood 11:27:28 04/22/12 (0)
- RE: Noise bad, signal good (S/N) - genungo 10:26:00 04/21/12 (1)
- RE: Noise bad, signal good (S/N) - soulfood 11:36:40 04/21/12 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: Good point. - nairb 05:19:19 04/22/12 (0)