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Original Message
Vacuum tube amplifiers as a measuring stick for modern, high current, low feedback SS amplifiers?
Posted by jihad on October 8, 2010 at 22:31:04:
I don't think so.
How can you compare the performance you get out of modern, ultra-fast bipolar/FET devices to what you get out of an output transformer, esp. SE? Not to mention the sound?
I like my frequency response flat, not looking like a bell curve, but that's just me.
I realize alot of people like the euphonic 2nd-order harmonic distortion, the reactive nature of the OPT that causes phase shifts and the high output impedance that is another problem.
However, that's not what we're discussing here.