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In Reply to: Re: This is why... posted by Ozzy on May 6, 2007 at 04:47:07:
The colourations and distortions of MANY tubed circuits tend to hide and / or compliment the colourations and distortions of digital.This does not say "ALL" tubed circuits, but "MANY". Having said that, MOST tubed circuits are slow, rounding the rough edges on sharp transients, making digital sound more bearable. They are also high in harmonic distortion, which adds presence, body and dimensionality to thread-bare digital recordings. Obviously, there are exceptions to these generalizations.
This is just as true of SS gear, which typically relies on gobs of negative feedback to produce spec's that appear to be more linear, but create other distortions that are audibly degrading in a different manner.
Like anything else in audio, it is a matter of sorting through the hype, finding qualified gear and then getting them to work together as a whole. What one person thinks sounds "good" may not be the exact preference of someone else, even though they may perform quite similarly. This is due to our limited ability to quantify audible performance via the standardized test procedures that we use within this industry. This makes the entire system building process nothing more than an objective pursuit.
This is why i've always said "one should buy and use what they like, as they are the only ones that have to use and listen to it on a regular basis". It really doesn't matter what you, I or anyone else thinks, so long as the owner(s) enjoy their music and system. Sean
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