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In Reply to: RE: What would set the tone quality of a system posted by airtime on December 04, 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
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
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what would you think of a new CJ and a HK Cit ii setup.
I really like a McShaned II. I had a V and have heard many II's. As to a line stage to go with it I don't know. I haven't heard the new CJ's.
Picking a line stage would depend on several things regarding your sources and if you have a TT.
Stock value on a II is 1.5 V for full output and an input impedance of 1 meg. You can modify it to be a better match for a particular pre.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
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