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In Reply to: RE: well ... posted by genungo on April 21, 2012 at 13:52:21:
and truth be told, I enjoyed it, thought it was very well written (because I could relate, something missing from too many reviews). That said, I'm still struggling to understand Strajan review in relation to your original post, in which you asked ...
>>Do you prefer the "background silence" of SS/Digital, or the that of Tubes/Analog?<<
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understood it, you're lumping SS noise with digital and conversely, you lumping tube noise with analog? If that is the case, I stand by my original response, in which NO CORRELATION exist between the noise-floor issues of either source mediums versus either amp types.
However, back to Strajan article ... in which he concludes ...
"The only differences that remain, at least in this particular juxtaposition, are bass (the transistors win) and space (the tubes win). Until I hear a solid-state amp that breaks down this last barrier, I will have to believe that this line remains drawn in the sand to compel music lovers to vote either/or in accordance with their priorities and preferences."
His line of thinking has long been the traditional train-of-though regarding tube vs solid state advantages. In fact, I thought similar thoughts when I first heard the Gumat amps (while not a SE design, unlike traditional SS amps, they used very few output transistors). Those so-called "barriers" were being dissolved long ago (but not eliminated) enough so that they could easily be ignored, and one could enjoy the true advantages of either design without feeling they've lost out on some form of "musicality".
As for his noise floor "spacial wetness" comment, well ... that's simply another way of describing a "liquid" type quality in sonic terms, which has been used to describe the EXACT same effect many moons ago, by many other reviewers.
Look, past the quality of equipment choices, noise floor issues should be considered a total system project. My system includes DEDICATED power-line-conditioning per each unit, not only to protect them from outside grunge, but to also protect each component from contaminating the rest of the system. Not only that, (and just as important) it's ungrounded (I don't recommend this to all). My source components on both side of the scale, analog or digital, where either chosen based on transparency/low-noise, plus they were further refined to achieve such goals by tweaking.
I guess my point is, and always will be, that noise-floor issues in hi-end audio have never truly been universally understood. Only a few reviewers, years ago used to comment about noise-floors, while the vast majority of reviewers didn't have a clue. Personally, I ran that particular gauntlet decades ago, so I can safely state that it's simply not a matter of amp type or source type or any mixture.
Certainly, it's far more dependent on total system design & integration, particular equipment choices, and a true dedicated refinement/commitment to achieving a low-noise "liquid" type sound as a system whole.
tb1
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Follow Ups
- 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)
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