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In Reply to: Tube gear sound can differ so much in sonic presentation, it's almost impossible to say. posted by peppy m. on March 10, 2021 at 09:19:20:
My current Sonic Frontiers Line 1 is often derided by tube aficionados for not having much in the way of tube effects.
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - How many LAYERS of TUBES do you really need? - Feanor 07:07:03 03/10/21 (66)
- If some is good, is more better? - Feanor 08:36:26 03/18/21 (2)
- RE: If some is good, is more better? - double reed 14:44:06 03/18/21 (1)
- There are no dead giveaways - Feanor 11:38:33 03/19/21 (0)
- One - Snafu 05:55:45 03/18/21 (0)
- RE: How many LAYERS of TUBES do you really need? - dbphd 16:24:26 03/17/21 (0)
- RE: How many LAYERS of TUBES do you really need? - LtMandella 09:03:27 03/11/21 (0)
- RE: Opinions on gear, N+1 Where N=number of Inmates - B. Scarpia 07:41:07 03/11/21 (6)
- To whom does the +1 opinion belong? (nt) - Goober58 09:51:17 03/11/21 (5)
- RE: To whom does the +1 opinion belong? (nt) - rivervalley817 10:02:59 03/11/21 (4)
- RE: I would have thought you River might see a binomial and not an approbation - B. Scarpia 11:39:39 03/11/21 (3)
- RE: I would have thought you River might see a binomial and not an approbation - rivervalley817 12:22:05 03/11/21 (0)
- 1+x)(n+1)= to solve for changing the power cord? - richardl 11:56:38 03/11/21 (1)
- RE: 1+x)(n+1)= to solve for changing the power cord? - rivervalley817 12:37:25 03/11/21 (0)
- Tubes avoid the distortion of transistors. Exceptions are low power portable jobs. Nt - geoffkait 04:04:34 03/11/21 (6)
- What do you consider "tube distortions"? - Feanor 04:36:16 03/11/21 (5)
- Opps ... meant to say "transistor distortions" -nt - Feanor 05:59:58 03/11/21 (1)
- Anything that's a deviation from reality is a distortion. Nt - geoffkait 06:31:04 03/11/21 (0)
- RE: What do you consider "tube distortions"? - geoffkait 05:43:06 03/11/21 (2)
- Yet some are willing to make categorical assertions - Feanor 05:58:38 03/11/21 (1)
- Nothing is true. Everything is true. Nt - geoffkait 08:47:05 03/11/21 (0)
- I don't really mind tubes. . . - Chris from Lafayette 02:49:30 03/11/21 (3)
- Does it have to do with being mainly a Classical listener? - Feanor 04:32:18 03/11/21 (2)
- I had a couple of tube components between 2000 and 2010 - Chris from Lafayette 17:52:17 03/11/21 (1)
- RE Poor Longevity -- that's not a Necessary Feature . . . - goldenthal 20:09:06 03/16/21 (0)
- No layers (nt) - Goober58 19:31:54 03/10/21 (0)
- RE: How many LAYERS of TUBES do you really need? - RGA 17:30:53 03/10/21 (9)
- Differences in tube sound... - AbeCollins 06:34:53 03/11/21 (0)
- So fine: don't take "need" to literally - Feanor 04:44:53 03/11/21 (0)
- Where you find the room to house those spkrs ? - Johno 19:55:06 03/10/21 (6)
- In a Hong Kong Apartment no less - RGA 01:33:13 03/11/21 (5)
- RE: In a Hong Kong Apartment no less - Johno 01:36:08 03/12/21 (4)
- RE: In a Hong Kong Apartment no less - RGA 17:37:17 03/12/21 (3)
- RE: In a Hong Kong Apartment no less - Johno 19:35:34 03/12/21 (2)
- RE: In a Hong Kong Apartment no less - RGA 22:30:57 03/12/21 (1)
- RE: In a Hong Kong Apartment no less - pictureguy 22:48:34 03/12/21 (0)
- A lot. - srdavis2000 17:13:39 03/10/21 (0)
- You Forgot.......... - Todd Krieger 16:51:27 03/10/21 (0)
- RE: All tubes except the SUT which isn't solid state. - B. Scarpia 15:12:16 03/10/21 (5)
- RE: You could always replace the SUT ... - andyr 18:09:25 03/10/21 (0)
- Lookin' good -nt - Feanor 17:29:56 03/10/21 (0)
- RE: All tubes except the SUT which isn't solid state. - Sondek 16:20:23 03/10/21 (2)
- Half and half for me - E-Stat 14:25:26 03/10/21 (0)
- RE: How many LAYERS of TUBES do you really need? - 6bq5 11:22:30 03/10/21 (0)
- I have many layers of tubes AND... - musetap 10:50:01 03/10/21 (0)
- avoid nt - Tre' 10:12:36 03/10/21 (1)
- Note I didn't specify what it is one might wish to avoid - Feanor 10:48:54 03/10/21 (0)
- RE: How many LAYERS of TUBES do you really need? - Grinnell 09:56:26 03/10/21 (1)
- Comes down to the 'add' or 'avoid' decision perhaps -nt - Feanor 10:50:09 03/10/21 (0)
- I just have a tube power amplifier right now - jedrider 09:32:36 03/10/21 (1)
- Gotta say that my Sonic Frontiers Line 1 does the extremes - Feanor 10:55:53 03/10/21 (0)
- Tube gear sound can differ so much in sonic presentation, it's almost impossible to say. - peppy m. 09:19:20 03/10/21 (1)
- Yes, a big range of tube effects - Feanor 11:01:25 03/10/21 (0)
- RE: How many LAYERS of TUBES do you really need? - Rocket_Powered 08:39:53 03/10/21 (2)
- Ha! me neither; my class D amp looks like this ... - Feanor 10:58:18 03/10/21 (1)
- Love the cardboard 'pads' for the amp feet! :D - Rocket_Powered 12:31:45 03/10/21 (0)
- the great avoidance - Story 07:55:07 03/10/21 (5)
- Why do people who get things at auction prices feel - tinear 08:38:14 03/10/21 (4)
- Right, good for him. - srdavis2000 17:41:36 03/10/21 (2)
- he's just cranky-pated - Story 09:28:26 03/11/21 (0)
- Ditto that -nt - Feanor 04:46:03 03/11/21 (0)
- RE: Why do people who get things at auction prices feel - Story 09:22:05 03/10/21 (0)
- Any of the above - it depends - AbeCollins 07:41:33 03/10/21 (2)
- I recently when back to a tube preamp, the rest s/s - Feanor 10:45:35 03/10/21 (1)
- RE: I recently when back to a tube preamp, the rest s/s - AbeCollins 13:14:55 03/10/21 (0)
Follow Ups
- Yes, a big range of tube effects - Feanor 11:01:25 03/10/21 (0)