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RE: " Solid state devices are not as linear as tubes..., so a feedback circuit is required"

Some solid state amps go without feedback; HOWEVER, solid state devices (MOSFET, JFET, VFET, SIT, BJT etc.) are inherently less linear than triodes. this is a fact of physics.

Supposedly, the SIT are closer to triodes than other transistors and MOSFETS behave quite differently from BJTs but none of them have the same transfer function as a triode.

This means even single ended and without feedback, they WILL NOT sound the same as a triode amp. They will have a somewhat different character that will include less desirable harmonics emphasized vs. triodes.


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