In Reply to: Why tubes? posted by Lynn on August 19, 2006 at 08:55:45:
Lynn, Dan is the wrong resource for this. Tubes usually have a better sound than most solid state. This is partially due to the lower order distortion generated by the tubes themselves, compared to bipolar transistors. Also, tubes use less overall negative feedback than solid state amps.
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- Re: Why tubes? - john curl 11:06:31 08/19/06 (64)
- Do you have any data? - Soundmind 12:03:21 08/19/06 (15)
- Re: Do you have any data? - john curl 13:00:22 08/19/06 (12)
- John, thanks for confirming... - mkuller 15:17:47 08/21/06 (0)
- John, - unclestu52 14:49:19 08/19/06 (2)
- Re: John, - john curl 15:33:57 08/19/06 (1)
- I look forwards to the day when SS'll beat tubes. - cheap-Jack 11:22:40 08/21/06 (0)
- Re: Do you have any data? - Soundmind 13:36:17 08/19/06 (7)
- huh? - Mahatma Kane Jeeves 05:15:44 08/20/06 (3)
- "The whole point of those is to be an effects box." - Norm 07:59:49 08/20/06 (2)
- None other than Nelson Pass - unclestu52 14:32:39 08/20/06 (1)
- Re: None other than Nelson Pass - Mahatma Kane Jeeves 18:38:38 08/20/06 (0)
- Re: Do you have any data? - john curl 14:47:46 08/19/06 (2)
- Re: Do you have any data? - Soundmind 16:01:37 08/19/06 (1)
- Re: Do you have any data? - john curl 20:42:03 08/19/06 (0)
- Lower orders of harmonic distortion as written up in Cheever's obviously defective paper is a canard - Soundmind 12:39:48 08/19/06 (1)
- Re: Lower orders of harmonic distortion as written up in Cheever's obviously defective paper is a canard - morricab 03:08:24 08/21/06 (0)
- Re: Why tubes? - Lynn 11:25:29 08/19/06 (2)
- Re: Why tubes? - john curl 11:41:02 08/19/06 (1)
- Re: Why tubes? - morricab 03:20:23 08/21/06 (0)
- Re: Why tubes? - Dan Banquer 11:17:43 08/19/06 (44)
- Re: Why tubes? - john curl 11:20:56 08/19/06 (43)
- Answser the question!. - Dan Banquer 05:29:56 08/20/06 (42)
- Re: Answser the question!. - john curl 10:10:21 08/20/06 (41)
- Re: Ok - theaudiohobby 11:15:24 08/20/06 (40)
- Re: Ok - john curl 13:12:51 08/20/06 (39)
- Re: Ok, but why? - theaudiohobby 14:15:33 08/20/06 (38)
- Re: Ok, but why? - morricab 03:14:17 08/21/06 (2)
- Re: Ok, but why? - theaudiohobby 12:20:39 08/21/06 (1)
- Re: Ok, but why? - morricab 02:59:04 08/22/06 (0)
- Re: Ok, but why? - Mahatma Kane Jeeves 19:15:32 08/20/06 (2)
- Re: Ok, but why? - morricab 03:16:02 08/21/06 (1)
- Re: Ok, but why? - Mahatma Kane Jeeves 03:39:26 08/21/06 (0)
- Re: Ok, but why? - john curl 15:32:05 08/20/06 (31)
- Re: Ok, but why? - theaudiohobby 10:44:49 08/21/06 (6)
- Re: Ok, but why? - john curl 10:59:40 08/21/06 (5)
- Re: Ok, some clarification - theaudiohobby 12:11:22 08/21/06 (4)
- Re: Ok, some clarification - john curl 13:57:46 08/21/06 (3)
- Re: Ok, some clarification - theaudiohobby 20:50:13 08/21/06 (2)
- Re: Ok, some clarification - morricab 03:02:35 08/22/06 (1)
- Re: Ok, some clarification - theaudiohobby 05:08:13 08/22/06 (0)
- Re: Ok, but why? - Soundmind 17:31:28 08/20/06 (23)
- Re: Ok, but why? - john curl 20:28:38 08/20/06 (1)
- Re: Ok, but why? - Soundmind 20:49:04 08/20/06 (0)
- Wow. That wasn't a straw man: - robert young 18:57:31 08/20/06 (20)
- Re: I hope that you appreciate that this is a scientific forum - theaudiohobby 12:13:25 08/21/06 (5)
- Let's see.... - robert young 12:37:10 08/21/06 (4)
- Re: Well - theaudiohobby 12:43:19 08/21/06 (3)
- If that was the criteria for posting here... - robert young 12:54:07 08/21/06 (2)
- Re: Wow. That wasn't a straw man: - Soundmind 19:04:03 08/20/06 (13)
- Naw, SM, I didn't say what they were good for. - robert young 04:44:25 08/21/06 (12)
- Re: Naw, SM, I didn't say what they were good for. - Soundmind 04:57:30 08/21/06 (11)
- The World according to SM - robert young 10:31:15 08/21/06 (1)
- Mostly what they've got are large bank accounts....from their 10000% markups nt - Soundmind 11:56:44 08/21/06 (0)
- Re: Naw, SM, I didn't say what they were good for. - thetubeguy1954 09:19:49 08/21/06 (8)
- Re: Naw, SM, I didn't say what they were good for. - Soundmind 09:59:10 08/21/06 (7)
- Re: Naw, SM, I didn't say what they were good for. - thetubeguy1954 11:03:52 08/21/06 (5)
- Re: Naw, SM, I didn't say what they were good for. - Soundmind 11:53:19 08/21/06 (4)
- Re: Naw, SM, I didn't say what they were good for. - morricab 03:17:20 08/22/06 (0)
- Re: Naw, SM, I didn't say what they were good for. - john curl 14:03:11 08/21/06 (1)
- Remind me not to stand near the first time you throw the switch on a new one - Soundmind 14:06:41 08/21/06 (0)
- Yeah, now we're getting somewhere!! - robert young 12:42:02 08/21/06 (0)
- "I have other ideas which don't much interest anyone either." - robert young 10:28:10 08/21/06 (0)