In Reply to: RE: Tube sound - how much is due to the caps? posted by Michael Samra on December 13, 2015 at 10:17:02:
Mike,
Two comments. First, push-pull devices, whether tube or transistor, produce more odd order harmonics because the symmetry of the design affects the upper and lower half wave the same. Single ended amps produce mostly even order.
H. A Hartley talked about this in his book years ago, and warned of the evils off higher order harmonics. His book was all tube amp designs.
Second, if caps don't make a difference in the sound, what am I hearing, and why are there strong opinions about what kind of caps to use in various amps?
Jerry
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