In Reply to: Re: Why tubes? posted by john curl on August 19, 2006 at 11:06:31:
"Tubes usually have a better sound than most solid state. This is partially due to the lower order distortion generated by the tubes themselves"Every specification I have ever seen, every test I have ever done or witnessed had lead me to the conclusion that well designed solid state amplifiers not only produce lower non linear distortion, wider bandwidth, and flatter frequency response than tube amplifiers, but beat them generally by orders of magnitude.
"Also, tubes use less overall negative feedback than solid state amps."
When it comes to results, what difference does it make what goes on inside the box. As far as the user is concerned, an amplifier is a two port black box.
Isn't it true that you do not have any measurements to correlate the results of bench testing amplifier electrical performance with your preferences and that of other audiophiles, not only for amplifiers but for other audio equipment as well? Isn't it fair to say that to credit your preferences to the fact that amplifiers which test worse sound better to some people is jumping to an unfounded conclusion about the amplifier and completely ignores the fact that it may be compensating for or disguising shortcomings of other parts of the reproduction system?
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Follow Ups
- Do you have any data? - Soundmind 12:03:21 08/19/06 (15)
- Re: Do you have any data? - john curl 13:00:22 08/19/06 (12)
- John, thanks for confirming... - mkuller 15:17:47 08/21/06 (0)
- John, - unclestu52 14:49:19 08/19/06 (2)
- Re: John, - john curl 15:33:57 08/19/06 (1)
- I look forwards to the day when SS'll beat tubes. - cheap-Jack 11:22:40 08/21/06 (0)
- Re: Do you have any data? - Soundmind 13:36:17 08/19/06 (7)
- huh? - Mahatma Kane Jeeves 05:15:44 08/20/06 (3)
- "The whole point of those is to be an effects box." - Norm 07:59:49 08/20/06 (2)
- None other than Nelson Pass - unclestu52 14:32:39 08/20/06 (1)
- Re: None other than Nelson Pass - Mahatma Kane Jeeves 18:38:38 08/20/06 (0)
- Re: Do you have any data? - john curl 14:47:46 08/19/06 (2)
- Re: Do you have any data? - Soundmind 16:01:37 08/19/06 (1)
- Re: Do you have any data? - john curl 20:42:03 08/19/06 (0)
- Lower orders of harmonic distortion as written up in Cheever's obviously defective paper is a canard - Soundmind 12:39:48 08/19/06 (1)
- Re: Lower orders of harmonic distortion as written up in Cheever's obviously defective paper is a canard - morricab 03:08:24 08/21/06 (0)