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RE: Linearity

Thanks for contributing.

Thats OK Al. I have heard this tube as Finals in a two stage DC amp, and I liked what I was hearing enough to want to build it as a SET.

Are we all so SURE that a curve characteristic chart is the only factor that makes a tube enjoyable to listen to?? I think not. How about a tube's size, shape, spacing of elements, and materials?

My point is, there is a LOT to what makes up the sound of a tube ( including its implementation ! ) and I don't think we have, in this modern day and age, a good handle on what includes or excludes a particular tube as a candidate.

A number of highly respectable audiophiles do ENJOY the sound of this particlar tube type. Jim Dowdy, Thomas Meyer, Danlauadio, the late Arthur Loesch, etc. come immediately to my mind.

The real question at the end of the day is not the characteristic graph, but rather, does the amp sound really good and is it fun to listen to on music !!! Was it a musical experience ??

Jeff Medwin


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