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In Reply to: RE: Tube amp Or Preamp posted by AudioSoul on August 16, 2014 at 20:38:35
Between the two, preamp or amp, a tube amp is most responsible for tube sound. And the single biggest factor(there are others) is not the tubes but the output transformers.
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But a 211 amp sounds a lot different than a 300B amp, and if it doesn't then there is something wrong.
For any decently constructed amp, I agree that better OPTs will make a far bigger difference than rolling the power tube.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
Of course different tube amps sound different. I didn't say they didn't. But there is a tube sound and a solid state sound for most gear in these categories. And a big factor is the affect of an output transformer on the interaction of amp and speaker. There is no question that the high output impedance of tube/transformer amps affects the frequency response of the amp. Just check the simulated speaker load curves in Stereophile tests.
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