In Reply to: My opinion on all this is ....... posted by John C. - Aussie on September 12, 2006 at 22:11:45:
John, perhaps you are associating euphonic, lush sounding tube gear with my remarks. I assure you that is not the case! While you visited me very briefly in May, I was using the Atma-Sphere tube electronics, which are not at all "tubey" in that sense. I suggest that a system that gets it right, whether tube, solid state, or a combination, lays bare the flaws in recordings, but not annoyingly so. I also suggest that recordings often are actually much better than we give them credit for, that system resonances, noise, and distortion can cause them to sound objectionable. For example, a recording that seems bright may in fact not be, and I'm not referring to or recommending gear that rolls off the top end to make it sound acceptable. I want all the music and less "hifi" sound. An example of a system years ago that was very revealing yet forgiving at the same time was the Levinson HQD system.
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